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Gum Ghatti
Anogeissus latifolia
Gum Ghatti · baklee · buttontree · dhaura · dindiga-tree · ghattitree · gum-ghatti
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India(Santal)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer, Cholera, Cold, Cough
Science studied: ALDOTRIOURONIC-ACID, ARABINOSE, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Combretaceae
Scientific name: Anogeissus latifolia
Common names: Gum Ghatti, baklee, buttontree, dhaura, dindiga-tree, ghattitree, gum-ghatti
History
The source record documents this plant in India(Santal).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer
- Cholera
- Cold
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Dysuria
- Face
- Rinderpest
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- Carbuncle
- Perspiration
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India(Santal)
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer
- Cholera
- Cold
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Dysuria
- Face
- Rinderpest
- Carbuncle
- Perspiration
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Cancer · India(Santal) · "
- Cholera · India(Santal) · "
- Cold · India(Santal) · "
- Cough · India(Santal) · "
- Diarrhea · India(Santal) · "
- Dysuria · India(Santal) · "
- Face · India(Santal) · "
- Rinderpest · India(Santal) · "
- Carbuncle · India(Santal) · "
- Perspiration · India(Santal) · "
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
- Anti-osteoarthritic effects of stem bark extract of Anogeissus latifolia: a comprehensive in-vivo study. · 2026 source ↗
- Anogeissus Latifolia: A Comprehensive Review from Ethanobotanical Insights to Future Pharmacological Frontiers. · 2024 source ↗
- Nephroprotective potential of Anogeissus latifolia Roxb. (Dhava) against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. · 2021 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALDOTRIOURONIC-ACID
- ARABINOSE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CORILAGEN
- 5-DEHYDROSHIKIMIC-ACID
- 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID-4'-BETA-D-XYLOSIDE
- 3,3'-DIMETHYLETHER
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- ELLAGITANNIN
- FAT
- FRUCTOSE
- GALACTOSE
- GALLO-TANNIN
- GLUCOSE
- 2-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONOSYL-GLYCEROL
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- 2-O-BETA-D-GLUCUROPYRANOSYL-GLYCEROL
- 2-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONOSYL-D-MANNOSE
- O-(BETA-D-GLUCURONOSYL-URONIC-ACID)-(1,2)-O-D-MANNOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-D-MANN0SE
- LEUCOANTHOCYANIDIN
- (+)-LEUCOCYANIDIN
- METHYL-PENTOSE
- MYRICETIN
- PEROXIDASE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POLYPHENOL-OXIDASE
- PYROGALLOL
- QUERCETIN
- QUINIC-ACID
- SITOSTEROL
- TANNIN
- TRIGALLIC-ACID
- 3,4,3,TRIMETHYL-ETHER
- 3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYLFLAVELLAGIC-ACID
- TUGALLIC-ACID
- URONIC-ACID
- XYLOSE
- 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID-4'-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ALDOBIOURONIC-ACID-6-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONYSL-D-GALACTOSE
- DIHYDROSHIKIMIC-ACID
- SHIKIMIC-ACID
- 3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYLFLAVELLAGIC-ACID-4'-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ALDOBIOURONIC-ACID
- ASH
- CHEBULAGIC-ACID
- 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
- FIBER
- GALLIC-ACID
- D-GLUCURONIC-ACID
- 2-O-(BETA-D-GLUCURONOSYL-URONIC-ACID)-D-MANNOSE
- PENTOSE
- PROCYANIDIN
- PROTEIN
- RHAMNOSE
- TANNASE
- 3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
- WATER
- TRIMETHYL-ETHER
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
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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