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botanical illustration of Bastard sandal, Erythroxylum monogynum

botanical record · discovered

Bastard sandal

Erythroxylum monogynum

Bastard sandal · Red cedar · Bastard Sandal · Deccan Coca · Red Cedar · தேவதாரு/செம்புளிச்சான்

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ALLODEVADAROOL, 6BETA-BENZOYLOXY-3ALPHA-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMOYLOXY)TROPANE, CADINENE, CAPRIC-ACID

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Erythroxylaceae

Scientific name: Erythroxylum monogynum

Common names: Bastard sandal, Red cedar, Bastard Sandal, Deccan Coca, Red Cedar, தேவதாரு/செம்புளிச்சான்

POWO: 544103-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

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

  • Evaluation of in vitro glucose metabolism potential of sterols and essential oil extracts from Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb. using cell lines and enzyme inhibition models · 2023 source ↗
  • Development and validation of HPTLC method for identification and quantification of sterols from leaves of Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb. and in vitro evaluation of anti-oxidant and anti-glycation activities · 2021 source ↗
  • Auto-oxidation of <i>Ent</i>-beyer-15-en-19-al isolated from the essential oil of the heartwood of <i>Erythroxylum monogynum</i> Roxb.: formation of 15,16-epoxy-<i>ent</i>-beyeran-19-oic acid and other products. · 2020 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ALLODEVADAROOL
  • 6BETA-BENZOYLOXY-3ALPHA-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMOYLOXY)TROPANE
  • CADINENE
  • CAPRIC-ACID
  • COCAINE
  • (+)-DEVADARENE
  • ERYTHROXYLOL-A
  • ERYTHROXYLOL-B
  • ERYTHROXYLOL-A-EPOXIDE
  • ERYTHROXYDIOL
  • ERYTHROXYDIOL-A
  • ERYTHROXYDIOLE-X
  • ERYTHROXYDIOLE-Z
  • ERYTHROXYTRIOL-P
  • ERYTHROXYTRIOL-Q
  • (+)-HIBAEN-EPOXIDE
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  • HYDROXYDEVADAROOL
  • 4ALPHA-HYDROXY-18-NORHIBAENE
  • 4BETA-HYDROXY-18-NORHIBAENE
  • (+)-STACH-15-ENE-17,19-DIOL-EPOXIDE
  • (+)-STACH-15-EN-17-OL
  • (+)-STACH-15-EN-19-OL
  • (+)-STACH-15-EN-19-OL-EPOXIDE
  • (+)-STACH-15-EN-19-OL-EPOXYACETATE
  • 3ALPHA-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOYLOXY)TROPAN-6-BETA,7,BETA-DIOL
  • 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMATE
  • 4,4,10-TRIMETHYL-15-METHYLENE-8,13-CYCLOPENTANOPERHYDROPHENANTHRENE
  • ALKALOIDS
  • BISABOLENE
  • CINNAMYLOCAINE
  • (+)-DEVADAROOL
  • ERYTHROXYLOL-A-ACETATE-EPOXIDE
  • ERYTHROXYDIOLE-Y
  • (+)-HIBAEN
  • HYDROXYMONOGYNOL
  • MONOGYNOL
  • (+)-STACH-15-ENE-17,19-DIOL
  • 3ALPHA-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOYLOXY)TROPANE
  • (-)-ATISIREN
  • (-)-ISOATISIRENE
  • (-)-PIMARA-8(14),15-DIENE
  • (-)-PIMARIDIENE

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

Erythroxylum monogynum
Erythroxylum monogynum · Forestowlet

Sources

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

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

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

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