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Diospyros tomentosa
Diospyros tomentosa
Abanozgiller · Diospiro · Diospyre · Ebenholzbäume · Ebony · Hurma · Jackal-berry Trees and Star-apple Bushes · Jakkalsbessies · Persimmons · Persymona · Plaqueminier · Plaqueminier, Diospyre · Starapples · U̱kuf Ʋpi · ebenholtssläktet · ebenovník · ebony, persimmon · eebenpuut · persimmons
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India(Santal)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anus, Atrophy, Bronchitis, Cachexia
Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID, BETULIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Ebenaceae
Scientific name: Diospyros tomentosa
Common names: Abanozgiller, Diospiro, Diospyre, Ebenholzbäume, Ebony, Hurma, Jackal-berry Trees and Star-apple Bushes, Jakkalsbessies, Persimmons, Persymona, Plaqueminier, Plaqueminier, Diospyre, Starapples, U̱kuf Ʋpi, ebenholtssläktet, ebenovník, ebony, persimmon, eebenpuut, persimmons
History
The source record documents this plant in India(Santal).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anus
- Atrophy
- Bronchitis
- Cachexia
- Carbuncle
- Colic
- Tuberculosis
- Cough
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- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Dysuria
- Fever
- Fistula
- Gravel
- Hematochezia
- Hemorrhage
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Rinderpest
- Sore
- Syphilis
- Tubercle
- Tumor
- Cholera
- Prolapse
- Spasm
- Neuralgia
- Stomach
- Gum
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India(Santal)
Documented cultural uses
- Anus
- Atrophy
- Bronchitis
- Cachexia
- Carbuncle
- Colic
- Tuberculosis
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Dysuria
- Fever
show 17 more documented entries
- Fistula
- Gravel
- Hematochezia
- Hemorrhage
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Rinderpest
- Sore
- Syphilis
- Tubercle
- Tumor
- Cholera
- Prolapse
- Spasm
- Neuralgia
- Stomach
- Gum
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Anus · India(Santal) · "
- Atrophy · India(Santal) · "
- Bronchitis · India(Santal) · "
- Cachexia · India(Santal) · "
- Carbuncle · India(Santal) · "
- Colic · India(Santal) · "
- Tuberculosis · India(Santal) · "
- Cough · India(Santal) · "
- Diarrhea · India(Santal) · "
- Dysentery · India(Santal) · "
- Dysuria · India(Santal) · "
- Fever · India(Santal) · "
- Fistula · India(Santal) · "
- Gravel · India(Santal) · "
- Hematochezia · India(Santal) · "
- Hemorrhage · India(Santal) · "
- Pleurisy · India(Santal) · "
- Pneumonia · India(Santal) · "
- Rinderpest · India(Santal) · "
- Sore · India(Santal) · "
- Syphilis · India(Santal) · "
- Tubercle · India(Santal) · "
- Tumor · India(Santal) · "
- Cholera · India(Santal) · "
5 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETULINIC-ACID
- BETULIN
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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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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