Spondias pinnata (J. Koenig ex L. f.) Kurz |
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Botanical Name |
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Spondias pinnata (J. Koenig ex L. f.) Kurz |
English
Name |
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Common hog plum, Indian mombin, Andaman mombin, Amra, Amna, Ambra |
Synonym(s) |
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Mangifera pinnata Koenig ex L.f., Spondias amara Lamk, Spondias mangifera Willd. |
Family |
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Anacardiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Tree up to 27 m tall and with trunk diameter up to 50 cm but usually much smaller. Leaves 30-60 cm long, imparipinnate; leaflets 5-11, broadly elliptical, 6-10 cm x 2.5-6 cm, base rounded, apex acuminate, with 20-25 pairs of close parallel veins, all joining an intra-marginal vein. Inflorescence a large terminal panicle, with greenish-white, polygamous flowers. Fruit an ovoid drupe, 4-7 cm long, smooth, yellowish-green mottled with yellow and black, fleshy; stone surrounded by a capsule of intertwined fibres. Seed oblong-elliptical; only one of the three ovules develops. |
| Herb Effects |
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Astringent and antiscorbutic (fruits) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin (fruits); geraniin (leaves) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Ascorbic acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| Beta-carotene |
Not Available |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni
acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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| Geraniin |
60976-49-0 |
Not Available |
C41H28O27 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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The bark is recommended for stomach ache, dysentery, rheumatism and swollen joints. The fruit is used against bilious dyspepsia. The fruit juice is applied against earache. |
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