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

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
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