Pterospermum acerifolium

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), CY, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antiseptic, Fever, Fumitory, Inflammation

Science studied: BETULIN

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: Pterospermum acerifolium

Common names: chi zi shu

POWO: 824743-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

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

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antiseptic
• Fever
• Fumitory
• Inflammation
• Repellant(Insect)
• Puerperium
• Sore
• Tonic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• India(Santal)
• CY
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Antiseptic
• Fever
• Fumitory
• Inflammation
• Repellant(Insect)
• Puerperium
• Sore
• Tonic
• Tumor
• Depurative
• Eruption
• Menorrhagia

Cultural record detail

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

• Antiseptic · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · India(Santal) · "
• Fumitory · Elsewhere · "
• Inflammation · Elsewhere · "
• Repellant(Insect) · Elsewhere · "
• Puerperium · India(Santal) · "
• Sore · Elsewhere · "
• Tonic · Elsewhere · "
• Tumor · Elsewhere · "
• Depurative · Elsewhere · "
• Eruption · Elsewhere · "
• Menorrhagia · India(Santal) · "
• Smallpox · Elsewhere · "
• Leprosy · Elsewhere · "

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

• Tuning Microporosity in Pterospermum acerifolium derived Activated Carbons for CO2 capture: Influence of KOH and H3PO4 activation on Adsorption Performance · 2026 source ↗
• Network pharmacology and in silico docking-based prediction of molecular targets of Pterospermum acerifolium in primary breast cancer and metastases to bones. · 2026 source ↗
• Corrigendum to "Phytoceramides and acylated phytosterol glucosides from Pterospermum acerifolium Willd. Seed coat and their osteogenic activity" [Phytochemistry 81 (2012) 117-125]. · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULIN

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

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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