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Hopwood
Dodonaea viscosa
Hopwood · 'a'ali'i · Akeake · Bois de reinette · Chamana · Chanchillo · Chirca · Chirca de Monte · Crestona · Cucaracha · Dodonaea dvika · Dodonée visqueuse · Dodonée visqueuse, Bois d'arnette, Bois d'aulne, Bois de reinette · Erva-de-veado · Florida hopbush · Hawaiian Hopseed · Hayuelo · Hop Çalı
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India, Sudan, Iraq, Mexico, Samoa, Java, Newguinea, Newguinea(Dani)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Bruise, Burn, Colic
Science studied: ALKALOID, ALIARIN, ARACHIDIC-ACID, BEHENIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Sapindaceae
Scientific name: Dodonaea viscosa
Common names: Hopwood, 'a'ali'i, Akeake, Bois de reinette, Chamana, Chanchillo, Chirca, Chirca de Monte, Crestona, Cucaracha, Dodonaea dvika, Dodonée visqueuse, Dodonée visqueuse, Bois d'arnette, Bois d'aulne, Bois de reinette, Erva-de-veado, Florida hopbush, Hawaiian Hopseed, Hayuelo, Hop Çalı
History
The source record documents this plant in India, Sudan, Iraq, Mexico, Samoa, Java, Newguinea, Elsewhere and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Bruise
- Burn
- Colic
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Funereal
- Gout
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- Liqueur
- Piscicide
- Poultice
- Rheumatism
- Shoulder
- Sore
- Sprain
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Swelling
- Venereal
- Dentifrice
- Styptic
- Wound
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India
- Sudan
- Iraq
- Mexico
- Samoa
- Java
- Newguinea
- Elsewhere
- Newguinea(Dani)
- Peru
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Bruise
- Burn
- Colic
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Funereal
- Gout
- Liqueur
- Piscicide
- Poultice
- Rheumatism
show 10 more documented entries
- Shoulder
- Sore
- Sprain
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Swelling
- Venereal
- Dentifrice
- Styptic
- Wound
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOID
- ALIARIN
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- BEHENIC-ACID
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CLEOMISCOSIN
- 21,22-DIANGELOYL-BARRINGTOGENOL-C
- 21,22-DIANGELOYL-R1-BARRINGENOL
- DODONIC-ACID
- DODONIN
- ERUCIC-ACID
- HAUTRIWAIC-ACID
- HENTRIACONTANE
- 5-HYDROXY-3,6,7,4'-TETRAMETHOXYFLAVONE
- HYPERIN
- ISORHAMNETIN
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- ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL
- KAEMPFEROL-3,7-DIMETHYLETHER
- KAEMPFEROL-3',4',7-TRIMETHYLETHER
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PINOCEMBRIN
- QUERCETIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- QUERCETOL-3-ARABINOSIDE?
- RESIN
- RUTIN
- SANTIN
- SAPONIN
- STIGMAST-5-EN-3-OL
- 5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-3',6'-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE
- CYANIDIN
- FAT
- STIGMASTEROL
- 3,6,4'TRIMETHOXY-5,7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE
- 21-ANGELOYL-R1-BARRINGENOL
- 4H-1-BENZOPYRAN-4-ONE
- 5,7-DIHYDROXY-3,6-DIMETHOXY-2-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)-FLAVONE
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSYLGALACTOSIDE
- PENDULETIN
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETOL
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TANNIN
- DODOGENIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- STEARIC-ACID
- PROTEIN
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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