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Guazuma tomentosa
Guazuma tomentosa
Hêtre gris
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, CO
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cough, Elephantiasis, Breast, Malaria
Science studied: BETULIN, FRIEDELIN, FRIEDELIN-3ALPHA-ACETATE, FRIEDELIN-3BETA-OL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Sterculiaceae
Scientific name: Guazuma tomentosa
Common names: Hêtre gris
History
The source record documents this plant in Mexico, CO.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cough
- Elephantiasis
- Breast
- Malaria
- Skin
- Leprosy
- Syphilis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mexico
- CO
Documented cultural uses
- Cough
- Elephantiasis
- Breast
- Malaria
- Skin
- Leprosy
- Syphilis
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETULIN
- FRIEDELIN
- FRIEDELIN-3ALPHA-ACETATE
- FRIEDELIN-3BETA-OL
- KAEMPFERITRIN
- KAEMPFEROL
- LIGNOCERIC-ACID
- 3-O-ACETYLOLEANOLIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TARAXEROL
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.
Reference images
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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