Cabbage Bark

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Trinidad, Venezuela, Mexico, "

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Eczema, Emetic, Febrifuge, Fever

Science studied: ANDIRINE, BERBERINE, DEMETHYOPTEROCARPIN, GEOFFROYINE

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 inermis

Common names: Cabbage Bark, Adowe, Angeleen tree, Angelin, Avineira, Brown Heart, Cabbage Tree, Cabbagebark Tree, Charapa yura, Cuastololote, Cumarurana, Dayë kal, Kuchi purutu, Lanjlen, Anjlen (palmis), Bwa oliv, Maquilla, Morcego, Morcegueira

History

The source record documents this plant in Trinidad, Venezuela, Elsewhere, Mexico, ".

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Eczema
• Emetic
• Febrifuge
• Fever
• Malaria
• Narcotic
• Piscicide
• Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Trinidad
• Venezuela
• Elsewhere
• Mexico
• "

Documented cultural uses

• Eczema
• Emetic
• Febrifuge
• Fever
• Malaria
• Narcotic
• Piscicide
• Poison
• Purgative
• Vermifuge
• Yaws
• Anthelminthic

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ANDIRINE
• BERBERINE
• DEMETHYOPTEROCARPIN
• GEOFFROYINE
• N-METHYL-TYROSINE
• PTEROCARPANS
• STARCH
• FAT
• INERMIN
• RESIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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