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Sandbox Tree
Hura crepitans
Sandbox Tree · Acaçu · Assacu · Assacu-preto · Assacuzeiro · Assacú · Assacú-vermelho · Açacu · Barbasco · Ba̱chöl · Bàchöl · Böchö́l · Ceiba amarilla · Ceiba blanca · Ceiba de leche · Ceiba tronadora · Dynamite Tree · Jabilla · Jabillo · Javilla
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Guiana, Latin America, Dominican Republic, India, Java, Venezuela, Haiti, Brazil
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anodyne, Antidote, Aperient, Carcinogenic
Science studied: BUTYROSPERMOL, P-COUMARIC-ACID, CREPITIN, FERULIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name: Hura crepitans
Common names: Sandbox Tree, Acaçu, Assacu, Assacu-preto, Assacuzeiro, Assacú, Assacú-vermelho, Açacu, Barbasco, Ba̱chöl, Bàchöl, Böchö́l, Ceiba amarilla, Ceiba blanca, Ceiba de leche, Ceiba tronadora, Dynamite Tree, Jabilla, Jabillo, Javilla
History
The source record documents this plant in Guiana, Elsewhere, Latin America, Dominican Republic, India, Java, Venezuela, Haiti and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anodyne
- Antidote
- Aperient
- Carcinogenic
- Dentifuge
- Emetic
- Insecticide
- Leprosy
show 11 more documented entries
- Piscicide
- Poison
- Poison(Arrow)
- Purgative
- Repellant(Insect)
- Rheumatism
- Skin
- Arrow
- Elephantiasis
- Vermifuge
- Sore
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Guiana
- Elsewhere
- Latin America
- Dominican Republic
- India
- Java
- Venezuela
- Haiti
- Brazil
- Mexico
Documented cultural uses
- Anodyne
- Antidote
- Aperient
- Carcinogenic
- Dentifuge
- Emetic
- Insecticide
- Leprosy
- Piscicide
- Poison
- Poison(Arrow)
- Purgative
show 7 more documented entries
- Repellant(Insect)
- Rheumatism
- Skin
- Arrow
- Elephantiasis
- Vermifuge
- Sore
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BUTYROSPERMOL
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- CREPITIN
- FERULIC-ACID
- HURAIN
- HURINE
- 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL
- CYCLOARTENOL
- HURATOXIN
- KAEMPFEROL
- INOSITOL
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.
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
Contributions and revisions
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