Mesquite

At a glance

Origin / distribution: AU, BW, CV, DJ, EG, IN, IQ, MW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: OLEANOLIC-ACID, URSOLIC-ACID, OLEIC-ACID, CAMPESTEROL

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: Prosopis glandulosa

Common names: Mesquite, Honey Mesquite, Mesquite-Busch, Texas mesquite, honey mesquite, mesquite

History

The source record documents this plant in AU, BW, CV, DJ, EG, IN, IQ, MW and 5 additional places.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• AU
• BW
• CV
• DJ
• EG
• IN
• IQ
• MW
• NA
• NO
• PK
• SD

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this 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

• Densification and Mechanical Enhancement of Invasive South African Hardwoods: <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> and <i>Acacia mearnsii</i>. · 2026 source ↗
• Phytocompounds of Honey mesquite (<i>Prosopis glandulosa</i>) and Lodhra (<i>Symplocos racemosa</i>) in the management of COVID-19 associated rheumatoid arthritis (CARA). · 2025 source ↗
• Prosopis glandulosa persistence is facilitated by differential protection of buds during low- and high-energy fires. · 2021 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• OLEANOLIC-ACID
• URSOLIC-ACID
• OLEIC-ACID
• CAMPESTEROL
• DOTRIACONTAN-1-OL
• HENTRIACONTAN-1-OL
• HEPTACOSAN-1-OL
• HEXACOSAN-1-OL
• JULIFLORIDINE
• JULIPROSOPINE
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• NONACOSAN-1-OL
• OCTACOSAN-1-OL
• (+)-D-PINITOL
• PIPECOLIC-ACID
• 4-HYDROXY-PIPECOLIC-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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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