Hispid Ouabain

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, Africa

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Heart, Poison(Arrow)

Science studied: CHOLINE, CYMARINE, CYMAROL, FAT

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: Strophanthus hispidus

Common names: Hispid Ouabain, Codtükcük strofant, brown strophanthus, hairy strophanthus, hispid strophanthus, krutikvět drsný, poison arrowvine, strofant, strofant jedovatý, strofantti, Строфант щетинистый, 毒箭羊角拗, 箭毒羊角拗

POWO: 81900-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India, Africa.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Heart
• Poison(Arrow)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India
• Africa

Documented cultural uses

• Heart
• Poison(Arrow)

Cultural record detail

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

• Heart · India · "
• Poison(Arrow) · Africa · "

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

• Sub-chronic toxicological evaluation of <i>Strophanthus hispidus</i> DC (Apocynaceae) aqueous root extract. · 2021 source ↗
• Evaluation of in-vitro and in-vivo antidiabetic, antilipidemic and antioxidant potentials of aqueous root extract of Strophanthus hispidus DC (Apocynaceae). · 2019 source ↗
• Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Wound Healing Properties of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Beneth. and Strophanthus hispidus DC. · 2013 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CHOLINE
• CYMARINE
• CYMAROL
• FAT
• 9-HYDROXY-OCTADEC-12-ENOIC-ACID
• INAEIN
• PSEUDOSTROPHANTHIN
• SAPONINS
• SARMENTOCYMARIN
• STROPHANTHIDIN
• STROPHANTHIN
• STROPHANTHINIC-ACID
• TRIGONELLINE
• CYMARYL-ACID
• CYMARIN
• EMICYMARIN

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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