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botanical illustration of Jussiaea suffruticosa, Jussiaea suffruticosa

botanical record · discovered

Jussiaea suffruticosa

Jussiaea suffruticosa

no alternate common names documented

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Malaysia, Malaya, India, India(Santal), Java, Africa, Hawaii

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Adenopathy, Diarrhea, Diuretic

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Onagraceae

Scientific name: Jussiaea suffruticosa

Common names: not documented

History

The source record documents this plant in Malaysia, Malaya, Elsewhere, India, India(Santal), Java, Africa, Hawaii.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Ache(Head)
  • Adenopathy
  • Diarrhea
  • Diuretic
  • Dropsy
  • Dysentery
  • Fever
  • Glands
show 13 more documented entries
  • Gonorrhea
  • Hemoptysis
  • Laxative
  • Nerves
  • Orchitis
  • Rheumatism
  • Thirst
  • Vermifuge
  • Wound
  • Astringent
  • Carminative
  • Puerperium
  • Tea

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Malaysia
  • Malaya
  • Elsewhere
  • India
  • India(Santal)
  • Java
  • Africa
  • Hawaii

Documented cultural uses

  • Ache(Head)
  • Adenopathy
  • Diarrhea
  • Diuretic
  • Dropsy
  • Dysentery
  • Fever
  • Glands
  • Gonorrhea
  • Hemoptysis
  • Laxative
  • Nerves
show 9 more documented entries
  • Orchitis
  • Rheumatism
  • Thirst
  • Vermifuge
  • Wound
  • Astringent
  • Carminative
  • Puerperium
  • Tea

Cultural record detail

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

  • Ache(Head) · Malaysia · "
  • Adenopathy · Malaya · "
  • Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
  • Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
  • Dropsy · Elsewhere · "
  • Dysentery · Elsewhere · "
  • Fever · Elsewhere · "
  • Fever · India · "
  • Fever · India(Santal) · "
  • Glands · Malaysia · "
  • Gonorrhea · Elsewhere · "
  • Ache(Head) · Java · "
  • Hemoptysis · Elsewhere · "
  • Laxative · Elsewhere · "
  • Nerves · Malaysia · "
  • Nerves · Java · "
  • Orchitis · Malaya · "
  • Rheumatism · Africa · "
  • Thirst · India(Santal) · "
  • Vermifuge · Elsewhere · "
  • Wound · Hawaii · "
  • Astringent · Elsewhere · "
  • Carminative · Elsewhere · "
  • Orchitis · Elsewhere · "

2 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

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

  • Evaluation of antidiarrhoeal profile of Jussiaea suffruticosa linn. extract in rats. · 2000 source ↗
  • Evaluation of antitussive potential of Jussiaea suffruticosa linn. extract in albino mice. · 2000 source ↗
  • Evaluation of anti-pyretic potential of Jussiaea suffruticosa L. extract in rats. · 2000 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BETULINIC-ACID

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

Jussiaea suffruticosa
Jussiaea suffruticosa · Tauʻolunga

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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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 ↗
  • cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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