botanical record · discovered
Candlenut
Aleurites moluccana
Candlenut · Candleberry · Candlenut Tree · Indian Walnut · Lumbangtree · Varnishtree · Aleurite des Moluques, Bancoul, Bancoulier, Bois de cercueil, Bancoulier des Moluques, Noix de bancoul, Noyer de bancoul, Noyer des Moluques · Aleurite des Moluques, Bancoulier des Moluques, Noix de bancoul, Noyer de bancoul, Noyer des Moluques · Arbol llorón · Avellano · Bancoulier · Candle-nut Tree · Candlenut tree · Indian walnut · Indian-walnut · Jem, Djeme · Kaminting · Kemiri · Kukui Nut
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Hawaii, Java, Malaya, Fiji, China, Haiti, Celebes
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aphrodisiac, Asthma, Debility, Diarrhea
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name: Aleurites moluccana
Common names: Candlenut, Candleberry, Candlenut Tree, Indian Walnut, Lumbangtree, Varnishtree, Aleurite des Moluques, Bancoul, Bancoulier, Bois de cercueil, Bancoulier des Moluques, Noix de bancoul, Noyer de bancoul, Noyer des Moluques, Aleurite des Moluques, Bancoulier des Moluques, Noix de bancoul, Noyer de bancoul, Noyer des Moluques, Arbol llorón, Avellano, Bancoulier, Candle-nut Tree, Candlenut tree, Indian walnut, Indian-walnut, Jem, Djeme, Kaminting, Kemiri, Kukui Nut
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Hawaii, Java, Malaya, Fiji, China, Haiti, Celebes and 5 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aphrodisiac
- Asthma
- Debility
- Diarrhea
- Gonorrhea
- Hair-Oil
- Ache(Head)
- Laxative
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- Medicine
- Poison
- Sprue
- Ache(Stomach)
- Swelling
- Tumor
- Unconsciousness
- Womb
- Sore
- Aperient
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Purgative
- Sciatica
- Stimulant
- Wound
- Sudorific
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Hawaii
- Java
- Malaya
- Fiji
- China
- Haiti
- Celebes
- Japan
- Moluccas
- Dominican Republic
- Elsewhere
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- Samoa
Documented cultural uses
- Aphrodisiac
- Asthma
- Debility
- Diarrhea
- Gonorrhea
- Hair-Oil
- Ache(Head)
- Laxative
- Medicine
- Poison
- Sprue
- Ache(Stomach)
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- Swelling
- Tumor
- Unconsciousness
- Womb
- Sore
- Aperient
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Purgative
- Sciatica
- Stimulant
- Wound
- Sudorific
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FAT
- KILOCALORIES
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEIN
- TANNIN
- WATER
- CALCIUM
- IRON
- THIAMIN
- OLEIC-ACID
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- PALMITIC-ACID
- STEARIC-ACID
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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