botanical record · discovered
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach
Chinaberry · Albero da rosari · Albero dei Paternostri · Albero dei paternosti · Albero dei rosari · Aleli · Amargoseira · Anesite · Bagalunga · Bead Tree · Berry Tree · Bessieboom · Bida melio · Canelo asiático · Cape Lilac · Cape Syringa · Cape-lilac · Carolina Mahogany · China Tree
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Haiti, Iraq, China, Turkey, Italian, Arab, Mexico, Iran
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Ache(Head), Anodyne, Antiseptic
Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, 7-ACETYLNEOTRICHILENONE, ALKALOIDS, ARGININE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Meliaceae
Scientific name: Melia azedarach
Common names: Chinaberry, Albero da rosari, Albero dei Paternostri, Albero dei paternosti, Albero dei rosari, Aleli, Amargoseira, Anesite, Bagalunga, Bead Tree, Berry Tree, Bessieboom, Bida melio, Canelo asiático, Cape Lilac, Cape Syringa, Cape-lilac, Carolina Mahogany, China Tree
POWO: 578949-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Iraq, China, Turkey, Italian, Elsewhere, Arab, Mexico and 13 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abortifacient
- Ache(Head)
- Anodyne
- Antiseptic
- Ascaricide
- Astringent
- Cold
- Deobstruent
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- Detersive
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Emmenagogue
- Eruption
- Fever
- Heat rash
- Hernia
- Hysteria
- Infection
- Insecticide
- Intestinal tonic
- Laxative
- Leprosy
- Narcotic
- Parasiticide
- Pediculicide
- Piscicide
- Poison
- Pulicide
- Purgative
- Repellant(Insect)
- Resolvent
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Skin
- Splenitis
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Stone
- Swelling
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Vermifuge
- Vulnerary
- Ascariasis
- Cough
- Marasmus
- Rash
- Abdomen
- Antifertility
- Asthma
- Nerves
- Ringworm
- Scurvy
- Scrofula
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Haiti
- Iraq
- China
- Turkey
- Italian
- Elsewhere
- Arab
- Mexico
- Iran
- Dominican Republic
- Guatemala
- German
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- Venezuela
- US
- French
- India(Ayurvedic)
- Colombia
- Bahamas
- Paraguay
- English
- Portuguese
Documented cultural uses
- Abortifacient
- Ache(Head)
- Anodyne
- Antiseptic
- Ascaricide
- Astringent
- Cold
- Deobstruent
- Detersive
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Emmenagogue
show 42 more documented entries
- Eruption
- Fever
- Heat rash
- Hernia
- Hysteria
- Infection
- Insecticide
- Intestinal tonic
- Laxative
- Leprosy
- Narcotic
- Parasiticide
- Pediculicide
- Piscicide
- Poison
- Pulicide
- Purgative
- Repellant(Insect)
- Resolvent
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Skin
- Splenitis
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Stone
- Swelling
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Vermifuge
- Vulnerary
- Ascariasis
- Cough
- Marasmus
- Rash
- Abdomen
- Antifertility
- Asthma
- Nerves
- Ringworm
- Scurvy
- Scrofula
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Abortifacient · Haiti · "
- Ache(Head) · Iraq · "
- Anodyne · China · "
- Antiseptic · Turkey · "
- Ascaricide · China · "
- Astringent · China · "
- Cold · Iraq · "
- Deobstruent · Iraq · "
- Detersive · Italian · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Arab · "
- Emetic · Mexico · "
- Emmenagogue · Elsewhere · "
- Emmenagogue · Iran · "
- Emmenagogue · Iraq · "
- Eruption · Elsewhere · "
- Fever · China · "
- Fever · Mexico · "
- Heat rash · China · "
- Hernia · China · "
- Hysteria · Haiti · "
- Hysteria · Mexico · "
- Infection · China · "
- Insecticide · Dominican Republic · "
72 additional documented entries remain in the source 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
- The multifaceted effects of Melia azedarach leaf extract on Galleria mellonella: Enzymatic, histological and ultrastructural investigations · 2026 source ↗
- Meliazedins A-H, limonoids with cytotoxicity and inhibitory activity on lysosomal acidification from Melia azedarach L. · 2026 source ↗
- Retraction Note: Investigating the use of green synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles from Melia azedarach to combat cadmium stress in wheat. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETIC-ACID
- 7-ACETYLNEOTRICHILENONE
- ALKALOIDS
- ARGININE
- ASTRAGALIN
- AZADARINE
- AZARIDINE
- AZEDARACHOL
- BAKAYANIC-ACID
- BAKAYANIN
- BENZYL-ACETATE
- T-CADINOL
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- 4-CAMPESTEN-3-ONE
- CARBOHYDRATES
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- CARVACROL
- DL-CATECHOL
- CHAVICOL
- CINNAMIC-ACID
- 1-CINNAMYLMELIANOLINE
- CREOSOL
- CYCLOEUCALENOL
- CUBENOL
- DIEPOXYAZADIRADIONE
- 1,8-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-3-O-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE
- 1,5-DIHYDROXY-8-METHOXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-3-O-ALPHA-L...
- ELEMENE
- EO
- 17-EPIAZADIRADIONE
- EPI-MELIANOL
- FERULIC-ACID
- FIBER
- GEDUNIN
- GLUCOSE
- GLYCINE
- GUM
- N-HEXANOL
- CIS-3-N-HEXEN-1-OL
- 6-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN
- 3-BETA-HYDROXY-STIGMAST-5-EN-7-ONE
- 6-BETA-HYDROXY-STIGMAST-4-EN-3-ONE
- HYPERIN
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-RUTINOSIDE
- 7-KETO-BETA-SITOSTEROL
- KULACTONE
- KULINONE
- LEUCINE
- LINALYL-ACETATE
- MANGROVINE
- MELANOL
- MELDENIN
- MELIANIN-A
- MELIANONE
- MELIATOXIN-A-2
- MELIATOXIN-B-1
- MELIOTANNIC-ACID
- CIS-P-MENTHEN-1-OL
- 1-ALPHA-METHOXY-1,2-DIHYDROEPOXYAZADIRADIONE
- 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL
- MUUROLINE
- T-MUUROLOL
- NEO-BAKAYANIN
- NIMBIOL
- NIMBOLININ-A
- OCHCINAL
- OCHINOLAL
- OHCHINOLIDE-A
- OHCHINOLOL
- 3-OCTAL
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PARAISINE
- BETA-PHENYLACETATE
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROLINE
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3-O-L-RHAMNOSIDE
- RESIN
- 7-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-(1-4)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIL
- SAPONIN
- SCOPOLETIN
- SENDANIN
- SERINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- SOLANNIN
- STIGMAST-4-EN-3-ONE
- TANNIN
- THREONINE
- TRIACONTANOL
- VANILLIC-ACID
- ESCULETIN
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- 21,23,24,25-DIEPOXI-TIRUCALL-7-EN-21-OL
- EPICUBENOL
- FAT
- FRAXINELLONE
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- MELIANIN-B
- MELIATOXIN-A-1
- MELIATOXIN-B-2
- TRANS-P-2-MENTHEN-1-OL
- 24-METHYLENECYCLOARTENONE
- NIMBININ
- NIMBOLIDIN-B
- STEARIC-ACID
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- VANNILALDEHYDE
- AROMADENDRENE
- AZADARACHTIN
- BAKALACTONE
- BENZOIC-ACID
- CAPROIC-ACID
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CITRONELLYL-ACETATE
- CYSTINE
- 4',5-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE-7-O-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL...BK
- EUGENOL
- FURFURYL-ALCOHOL
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- N-HEPTANOL
- 3-BETA-HYDROXY-5-CAMPESTEN-7-ONE
- KAEMPFEROL
- KILACTONE
- KULOLACTONE
- LYSINE
- MARGOSINE
- MELIANDIOL
- MELIANTRIOL
- MELICITRIN
- METHIONINE
- METHYLKULONATE
- NIMBIN
- NIMBOLIDIN-A
- OHCHINOLIDE-B
- 1-OCTEN-3-OL
- 3-PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL
- PROTEIN
- QUERCITRIN
- RUTIN
- SEDANOLACTONE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STARCH
- 1-TERPEN-4-OL
- 7-TRICOSANOL
- NEROL
- OHCHININ
- VANILLIN
- CATECHIN
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
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 ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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