Ammannia baccifera

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Iraq, India, Sudan

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Rubefacient, Skin, Splenomegaly, Vesicant

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lythraceae

Scientific name: Ammannia baccifera

Common names: Blistering Ammania, Monarch Redstem, amania, monarch redstem, 水苋菜, 水莧菜, シマミソハギ

POWO: 552663-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Iraq, Elsewhere, India, Sudan.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Rubefacient
• Skin
• Splenomegaly
• Vesicant

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Iraq
• Elsewhere
• India
• Sudan

Documented cultural uses

• Rubefacient
• Skin
• Splenomegaly
• Vesicant

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Rubefacient · Iraq · "
• Skin · Elsewhere · "
• Skin · India · "
• Skin · Iraq · "
• Splenomegaly · India · "
• Vesicant · Sudan · "
• Rubefacient · Elsewhere · "
• Rubefacient · India · "
• Vesicant · Iraq · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Antidiabetic Activity and In Silico Molecular Docking of Polyphenols from <i>Ammannia baccifera</i> L. subsp. Aegyptiaca (Willd.) Koehne Waste: Structure Elucidation of Undescribed Acylated Flavonol Diglucoside. · 2022 source ↗
• Antidiabetic and anti-obesity acylated flavonol diglucoside from Ammannia baccifera L. subsp. aegyptiaca (Willd.) Koehne Waste · 2020 source ↗
• Protective Effects of <i>Ammannia baccifera</i> Against CCl₄-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats. · 2019 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

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