Jicaro

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Mexico, BR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Alopecia, Chest, Cough

Science studied: ASH, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE, FAT

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Bignoniaceae

Scientific name: Crescentia alata

Common names: Jicaro, Ayale, Coatecomate, Coité-melão, Crescentie ailée, Crossleaf Catabash tree, Cuastecomate, Mexican Calabash, Morrito, Morro, Mè̱, Winged Calabash, calabazo, cirián, fľaškovník krídlatý, jícaro, meksikonkalebassipuu, morrito

History

The source record documents this plant in Mexico, BR.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abortifacient
• Alopecia
• Chest
• Cough
• Emollient
• Expectorant
• Hair
• Hepatitis

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Mexico
• BR

Documented cultural uses

• Abortifacient
• Alopecia
• Chest
• Cough
• Emollient
• Expectorant
• Hair
• Hepatitis
• Pectoral
• Respiratory
• Wound
• Laxative

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

• Reproductive Biology Observations and Pollen Viability Study of Crescentia alata · 2026 source ↗
• ITS2 ribotyping, in vitro anti-inflammatory screening, and metabolic profiling of fungal endophytes from the Mexican species Crescentia alata Kunth · 2020 source ↗
• Innovative process combining roasting and tempering to mechanically dehull jicaro seeds (Crescentia alata K.H.B) · 2017 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASH
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• FAT
• IRON
• KILOCALORIES
• NIACIN
• PROTEIN
• RIBOFLAVIN
• WATER
• HCN
• LEUCOANTHOCYANINS
• OLEIC-ACID
• TRITERPENOIDS
• CALCIUM
• PHOSPHORUS

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.