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botanical illustration of Claoxylon polot, Claoxylon polot

botanical record · discovered

Claoxylon polot

Claoxylon polot

no alternate common names documented

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Java

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Purgative

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

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: Claoxylon polot

Common names: not documented

History

The source record documents this plant in Java.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Purgative

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Java

Documented cultural uses

  • Purgative

Cultural record detail

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

  • Purgative · Java · "

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

  • Diketopiperazines and Sesquilignans from the Branches and Leaves of Claoxylon polot. · 2015 source ↗
  • [Pharmacognostic identification of Claoxylon polot and its fakery]. · 1983 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BETULINIC-ACID

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.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • 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 ↗
  • cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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