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Tellicherry Bark
Holarrhena pubescens
Tellicherry Bark · Zhi Xie Mu · Conessi · Kurchi · Bitter Oleander · Chiwimbi/Mjiliti/Mvumbamvula/Njunti · Easter Tree · Fever Pod · Jasmine Tree · Jasminebush · Masunungure · Pasa-kutsapõõsas · Tellicherry bark · Tellicherry-bark · conessi · ecorce de conessie · erva-do-Malabar · feverpod · holarena léčivá · holarrhena
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ALKALOIDS, CAOTCHOUC, CONAMINE, CONCURCHINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apocynaceae
Scientific name: Holarrhena pubescens
Common names: Tellicherry Bark, Zhi Xie Mu, Conessi, Kurchi, Bitter Oleander, Chiwimbi/Mjiliti/Mvumbamvula/Njunti, Easter Tree, Fever Pod, Jasmine Tree, Jasminebush, Masunungure, Pasa-kutsapõõsas, Tellicherry bark, Tellicherry-bark, conessi, ecorce de conessie, erva-do-Malabar, feverpod, holarena léčivá, holarrhena
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
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
- Identification of Steroidal Alkaloids with In Vitro Antiprotozoal Activity from <i>Holarrhena pubescens</i> Wall. ex G. Don. · 2026 source ↗
- <p class="MDPI12title">Identification of Antiprotozoal Steroidal Alkaloids from <em>Holarrhena pubescens</em> Wall. ex G. Don · 2026 source ↗
- <i>Holarrhena pubescens</i> (Kutaj) bark extract mitigates SDS-induced IBD-like pathologies in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by preserving barrier integrity and antioxidant defense. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOIDS
- CAOTCHOUC
- CONAMINE
- CONCURCHINE
- CONCURCHININE
- CONESSIMINE
- CONESSINE
- DIHYDROISOCONESSIMINE
- DIHYDROISOCONESSINE
- ERGOSTENOL
- FAT
- GUM
- HOLADYSONE
- HOLARRHESSIMINE
- HOLARRHIDINE
- HOLARRHINE
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- HOLONAMINE
- 7ALPHA-HYDROXYCONESSINE
- KURCHAMINE
- KURCHICINE
- KURCHOLESSINE
- LETTOCINE
- LETTORESINOL-B
- LIGNOCERIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- N-3-METHYL-HOLARRHIMINE
- N-20-METHYL-HOLARRHIMINE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- RESIN
- STEARIC-ACID
- TRIMETHYLCONKURCHINE
- 3-AMINOCONAN-5-EN
- CONCURESSINE
- LUPEOL
- NORCONESSINE
- TETRAMETHYLHOLARRHIMINE
- 3ALPHA,20ALPHA-BES-(DIMETHYLAMINO)-5-PREGNEN
- CONESSIDINE
- CONIMINE
- 3ALPHA-DIMETHYL-AMINO-5ALPHA-CONANINE
- HOLARRHENINE
- HOLARRHIMINE
- ISOCONESSIMINE
- KURCHINE
- LETTORESINOL-A
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- STIGMASTADIENOL
- CONARRHIMINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TANNIN
- KURCHESSINE
- 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- ALPHA-HYDROXYCONESSINE
- ALPHA-KURCHESSINE
- ALPHA-RESORCYLIC-ACID
- ANTIDYSENTERICINE
- CHOLESTEROL
- DIHYDROCONCURESSINE
- HOLARRICINE
- HOLARRIFINE
- KAEMPFEROL
- KURCHALINE
- KURCHAMIDE
- KURCHENINE
- KURCHILIDINE
- KURCHIMINE
- KURCHIPHYLLAMINE
- KURCHIPHYLLINE
- L-QUERBRACHITOL
- MONOMETHYLHOLARRHIMINE-I
- MONOMETHYLHOLARRHIMINE-II
- N-METHYLHOLARRHIMINE
- N-N'-TETRAMETHYLHOLARRHIMINE
- N-N-1-TETRAMETHYLHOLARRHIMINE
- QUERCETIN
- REGHOLARRHENINE-A
- REGHOLARRHENINE-B
- REGHOLARRHENINE-C
- REGHOLARRHENINE-D
- REGHOLARRHENINE-E
- REGHOLARRHENINE-F
- STIGMASTEROL
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL
- 3-ALPHA-AMINOCONAN-5-ENE
- URSOLIC-ACID
- VANILLIC-ACID
- HOLADIENE
- HOLAMIDE
- KURCHINICIN
- KURCHINIDINE
- KURCHININ
- KURCHININE
- NORHOLADIENE
- PUBESCIMINE
- PUBESCINE
- PUBESCININE
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
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