Araroba

At a glance

Origin / distribution: German, US, Dutch, Latin America, French

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Alopecia, Detergent, Poison, Ringworm

Science studied: CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID, CHRYSOPHANOL, EMODINANTHRONMONOMETHYLETHER, EMODIN-MONOMETHYL-ETHER

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Andira araroba

Common names: Araroba

History

The source record documents this plant in German, US, Dutch, Latin America, French.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Alopecia
• Detergent
• Poison
• Ringworm
• Taenifuge
• Spasm
• Alterative
• Psoriasis

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• German
• US
• Dutch
• Latin America
• French

Documented cultural uses

• Alopecia
• Detergent
• Poison
• Ringworm
• Taenifuge
• Spasm
• Alterative
• Psoriasis

Cultural record detail

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

• Alopecia · German · "
• Detergent · US · "
• Poison · Dutch · "
• Ringworm · Latin America · "
• Taenifuge · French · "
• Spasm · French · "
• Alterative · Latin America · "
• Psoriasis · US · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
• CHRYSOPHANOL
• EMODINANTHRONMONOMETHYLETHER
• EMODIN-MONOMETHYL-ETHER
• CHRYSAROBIN
• CHRYSOPHANOL-ANTHRONE
• ARAROBINOL
• DIHYDROEMODINANTHRANOLMONOMETHYLETHER

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

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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