Karaya

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Fistula, Parturition, Pneumonia(Veterinary), Sore

Science studied: ASH, CARBOHYDRATES, FAT, FIBER

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Sterculiaceae

Scientific name: Sterculia urens

Common names: Karaya, Ghost tree, Indian tragacanth, Indian-tragacanth, Kulu, karaya, lajnovec pŕhlivý, lejnice pálivá, mucara, sterculia, sterkulia, Фирмиана простая, कहांडळ, કડાયો, செந்தனுக்கு, ಕೆಂಪುದಾಳೆ

History

The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), India, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Fistula
• Parturition
• Pneumonia(Veterinary)
• Sore
• Tubercle
• Pleuropneumonia(Veterinary)
• Rhagades

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India(Santal)
• India
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Fistula
• Parturition
• Pneumonia(Veterinary)
• Sore
• Tubercle
• Pleuropneumonia(Veterinary)
• Rhagades

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASH
• CARBOHYDRATES
• FAT
• FIBER
• GALACTOSE
• D-GALACTOSE
• D-GALACTURONIC-ACID
• D-GLUCURONIC-ACID
• LIGNOCERIC-ACID
• MYRISTIC-ACID
• OLEIC-ACID
• PROTEIN
• RHAMNOSE
• RIBOFLAVIN
• SCOPOLETIN
• TANNIN

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.

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

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