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Gmelina arborea
Gmelina arborea
Ciruela de Malaya · Melina · Yunnan Shizi · guemelina · guimelina · árvore-boca-de-leão
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India, India(Santal), India(Ayurvedic)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anasarca, Anodyne, Anthrax, Asthma
Science studied: BETULIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific name: Gmelina arborea
Common names: Ciruela de Malaya, Melina, Yunnan Shizi, guemelina, guimelina, árvore-boca-de-leão
POWO: 77159191-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in India, Elsewhere, India(Santal), India(Ayurvedic).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anasarca
- Anodyne
- Anthrax
- Asthma
- Bilious
- Bite
- Bite(Rat)
- Bite(Snake)
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- Bite(Tiger)
- Blood
- Choking
- Cholera
- Convulsion
- Delirium
- Demulcent
- Diarrhea
- Dropsy
- Dyspepsia
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Gout
- Gravel
- Intoxication
- Lactogogue
- Refrigerant
- Rheumatism
- Rinderpest
- Septicemia
- Smallpox
- Sore
- Splenitis
- Swelling
- Syphilis
- Tonic
- Urticaria
- Ache(Head)
- Hemorrhage
- Thigh
- Throat
- Colic
- Madness
- Phthisis
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Bronchitis
- Stomachic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India
- Elsewhere
- India(Santal)
- India(Ayurvedic)
Documented cultural uses
- Anasarca
- Anodyne
- Anthrax
- Asthma
- Bilious
- Bite
- Bite(Rat)
- Bite(Snake)
- Bite(Tiger)
- Blood
- Choking
- Cholera
show 33 more documented entries
- Convulsion
- Delirium
- Demulcent
- Diarrhea
- Dropsy
- Dyspepsia
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Gout
- Gravel
- Intoxication
- Lactogogue
- Refrigerant
- Rheumatism
- Rinderpest
- Septicemia
- Smallpox
- Sore
- Splenitis
- Swelling
- Syphilis
- Tonic
- Urticaria
- Ache(Head)
- Hemorrhage
- Thigh
- Throat
- Colic
- Madness
- Phthisis
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Bronchitis
- Stomachic
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Anasarca · India · "
- Anodyne · Elsewhere · "
- Anthrax · India(Santal) · "
- Asthma · India(Santal) · "
- Bilious · India · "
- Bite · India(Santal) · "
- Bite(Rat) · India(Santal) · "
- Bite(Snake) · India(Santal) · "
- Bite(Tiger) · India(Santal) · "
- Blood · India · "
- Choking · India(Santal) · "
- Cholera · India(Santal) · "
- Convulsion · India(Santal) · "
- Delirium · India(Santal) · "
- Demulcent · India · "
- Diarrhea · India(Santal) · "
- Dropsy · India(Santal) · "
- Dyspepsia · India · "
- Dyspepsia · India(Ayurvedic) · "
- Epilepsy · India(Santal) · "
- Fever · India · "
- Fever · India(Santal) · "
- Gout · India · "
- Gravel · India(Santal) · "
28 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
- Improving carbon stock estimates in plantation forestry: Site-specific allometric equations for Gmelina arborea in Ghana's Kwahu Highlands. · 2026 source ↗
- Long-Term Preservation by Cryopreservation Method Gmelina arborea Roxb. · 2026 source ↗
- The Influence of Different Land Use on the Morphology and Seed Characteristics of Gmelina arborea in Nasarawa State, Nigeria · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 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.
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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