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Indian Kino
Pterocarpus marsupium
Indian Kino · Malabar Kino · bijasal · East Indian kino · East Indian/Malabar Kino · Indian kino · Indian kinotree · Malabar kino · Vijayasar · gammalu · křídlok vakovitý · malabarkino · santalovec vakovitý · बिबला · बीजा · विजयसार
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India(Santal), French, India, English, Iran, East Indies
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Astringent, Boil, Burn
Science studied: ALKALOIDS, CARPUSIN, 7,4'-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE, 5,7-DIHYDROXY-6-METHOXY-7-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Pterocarpus marsupium
Common names: Indian Kino, Malabar Kino, bijasal, East Indian kino, East Indian/Malabar Kino, Indian kino, Indian kinotree, Malabar kino, Vijayasar, gammalu, křídlok vakovitý, malabarkino, santalovec vakovitý, बिबला, बीजा, विजयसार
POWO: 516505-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), French, Elsewhere, India, English, Iran, East Indies.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Stomach)
- Astringent
- Boil
- Burn
- Diabetes
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Hemostat
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- Hyperglycemia
- Leucorrhea
- Menorrhagia
- Skin
- Sore
- Syphilis
- Dysentery
- Cholera
- Ache(Tooth)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India(Santal)
- French
- Elsewhere
- India
- English
- Iran
- East Indies
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Stomach)
- Astringent
- Boil
- Burn
- Diabetes
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Hemostat
- Hyperglycemia
- Leucorrhea
- Menorrhagia
- Skin
show 5 more documented entries
- Sore
- Syphilis
- Dysentery
- Cholera
- Ache(Tooth)
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Ache(Stomach) · India(Santal) · "
- Astringent · French · "
- Astringent · Elsewhere · "
- Boil · Elsewhere · "
- Burn · India(Santal) · "
- Diabetes · Elsewhere · "
- Diabetes · India · "
- Diarrhea · English · "
- Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
- Fever · Elsewhere · "
- Hemostat · Iran · "
- Hyperglycemia · Elsewhere · "
- Leucorrhea · Elsewhere · "
- Menorrhagia · India(Santal) · "
- Skin · Elsewhere · "
- Sore · Elsewhere · "
- Syphilis · India(Santal) · "
- Dysentery · Elsewhere · "
- Astringent · East Indies · "
- Cholera · India(Santal) · "
- Dysentery · India(Santal) · "
- Hemostat · Elsewhere · "
- Ache(Tooth) · Elsewhere · "
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
- Predicting the Habitat Suitability for Endangered Tree Species <i>Pterocarpus marsupium</i> in Nepal, Using Ensemble Species Distribution Models. · 2026 source ↗
- Predicting the habitat suitability for endangered tree species Pterocarpus marsupium in Nepal, using ensemble species distribution models · 2026 source ↗
- The Combination of Pterocarpus marsupium Bark Extract, Pinus strobus Bark Extract, and Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate Inhibits Melanogenesis via Nicotinamide Nucleotide Transhydrogenase Activation. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOIDS
- CARPUSIN
- 7,4'-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE
- 5,7-DIHYDROXY-6-METHOXY-7-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- ERYTHRODIOL-3-MONOACETATE
- GARBANZOL
- 1,2-BIS(2,4-DIHYDROXY-3-C-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-ETHANEDIONE
- ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN
- KINOIN
- LIQUIRITIGENIN
- MARSUPINOL
- NITROGEN
- PHOSPHORIC-ACID
- PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN
- RESIN
- RETUSIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
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- 3,7,4'-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE
- P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE
- MARSUPOL
- PENTOSAN
- 5-DEOXYKAEMPFEROL
- BETA-EUDESMOL
- C-GLYCOSYL-BETA-HYDROXY-DIHYDROCHALKONE
- PECTIN
- POTASH
- PTEROSTILBENE
- KINORED
- ASH
- 7-HYDROXY-5,4'-DIMETHOXY-8-METHYLISOFLAVONE-7-RHAMNOSIDE
- CATECHOL
- GALLIC-ACID
- IRISOLIDOL-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- KINOTANNIC-ACID
- L-EPICATECHIN
- MUCILAGE
- PHLOBAPHENE
- PROPTEROL
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- PTEROSUPIN
- SELIN-4(15)-EN-1-BETA,11-DIOL
- WATER
- 5-DEOXYKAEMPFEROL-8-C-GLUCOSIDE
- FISETIN-8-C-GLUCOSIDE
- (2S)-7-HYDROXYFLAVANONE
- ABSCISSIC-ACID
- CYTOKININS
- GIBBERELLIC-ACID
- (-)-EPICATECHIN
- 7-HYDROXY-6,8-DIMETHYL-FLAVANONE-7-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSIDE
- 8-(C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-7,3',4'-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE
- C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-2,6-DIHYDROXYLBENZENE
- 2-HYDROXY-2-P-HYDROXYBENZYL-3(2H)-6-HYDROXYBENZOFURANONE-7-C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- 6-HYDROXY-2-(4-HYDROXYBENZYL)-BENZOFURAN-7-C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID
- LUPEOL
- NARINGENIN
- PHLOROGLUCIN
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PROPTEROL-H
- PTEROCARPOL-A
- LUP-20(29)-EN-3-BETA-OL
- 3-(ALPHA-METHOXY-4-HYROXYBENZYLIDENE)-6-HYROXYBENZO-2(3H)-FURANONE-7-C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- 4,6,4''-TRIHYDROXYAURONE-6-O-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- 7,8,4'-TRIHYDROXY-3',5'-DIMETHOXYFLAVANONE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- 7-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-OXY-4'-METHOXY-5-HYDROXYISOFLAVONE
- PTEROCARPOL-B
- RETUSIN-8-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSIDE
- RICINOLEIC-ACID
- SESQUITERPENE
- 4,6,4''-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXYAURONE-4'-O-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
Legality
CITES: Appendix II
II — GENUS listing Pterocarpus spp. — 23/02/2023
Jurisdictions in the listing: Bangladesh (BD), India (IN), Madagascar (MG), Nepal (NP), Sri Lanka (LK), Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.
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
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- international_trade_legality · DH-SRC-LEGAL-CITES · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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