Grewia tenax

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Cough, Side

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: Tiliaceae

Scientific name: Grewia tenax

Common names: Schmalblättriger Sternbusch, Small-Leaved Crossberry, Small-Leaved White Crossberry, Small-Leaved White Donkeyberry, Small-Leaved White Grewia, Small-Leaved White Raisinbush, Small-leaf White Raisin, grewia trwała, kleinblaarkruisbessie, kleinblaarwitrosyntjie, omundjendjere omunene, ozondjendjere, அச்சு

POWO: 834590-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Anodyne
• Cough
• Side

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India

Documented cultural uses

• Anodyne
• Cough
• Side

Cultural record detail

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

• Anodyne · India · "
• Cough · India · "
• Side · India · "

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

• Biofabrication of Gold Nanoparticles Using Grewia tenax Stem Bark Extract and Assessment of Their Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Properties. · 2026 source ↗
• The Detailed Pharmacodynamics of the Gut Relaxant Effect and GC-MS Analysis of the <i>Grewia tenax</i> Fruit Extract: In Vivo and Ex Vivo Approach. · 2022 source ↗
• Ameliorative effect of Grewia tenax (Forssk) fiori fruit extract on CCl(4)-induced oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity in rats. · 2011 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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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