botanical record · discovered
Frangipani
Plumeria acutifolia
Frangipani
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Latin America, Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico, Java, Malaya, India, Turkey
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Bruise, Cataplasm, Corn, Cosmetic
Science studied: ALPHA-AMYRIN, BETA-AMYRIN, CAOUTCHOUC, CEROTIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apocynaceae
Scientific name: Plumeria acutifolia
Common names: Frangipani
History
The source record documents this plant in Latin America, Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico, Java, Malaya, India, Turkey and 4 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Bruise
- Cataplasm
- Corn
- Cosmetic
- Cough
- Dermatosis
- Dysuria
- Funereal
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- Poison
- Purgative
- Rheumatism
- Skin
- Sore
- Swelling
- Syphilis
- Tumor
- Venereal
- Wound
- Blennorrhagia
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Gonorrhea
- Laxative
- Ache(Tooth)
- Wart
- Dropsy
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Latin America
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Mexico
- Java
- Malaya
- India
- Turkey
- West Indies
- CO
- LY
- PH
Documented cultural uses
- Bruise
- Cataplasm
- Corn
- Cosmetic
- Cough
- Dermatosis
- Dysuria
- Funereal
- Poison
- Purgative
- Rheumatism
- Skin
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- Sore
- Swelling
- Syphilis
- Tumor
- Venereal
- Wound
- Blennorrhagia
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Gonorrhea
- Laxative
- Ache(Tooth)
- Wart
- Dropsy
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALPHA-AMYRIN
- BETA-AMYRIN
- CAOUTCHOUC
- CEROTIC-ACID
- CITRONELLOL
- BETA-DIHYDROPLUMERICINE
- FARNESOL
- FULVOPLUMIERIN
- IRIDOIDS
- ISOPLUMERICINE
- KAEMPFEROL-GLYCOSIDE
- LINALOL
- LUPEOL-ACETATE
- OXYMETHYLDIOXYCINNAMIC-ACID
- PLUMERICINE
- PLUMIERIC-ACID
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- QUERCETIN
- QUERCITRIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL
- QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE
- INCLUDES
- ACETYL-LUPEOL
- L-(+)-BORNESITOL
- BETA-DIHYDROPLUMERICIC-ACID
- GERANIOL
- KAEMPFEROL
- LUPEOL
- PECTIN
- PLUMIERIDE
- RUTIN
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.
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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