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botanical illustration of Tellicherry Bark, Holarrhena pubescens

botanical record · discovered

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 ↗
  • &lt;i&gt;Holarrhena pubescens&lt;/i&gt; (Kutaj) bark extract mitigates SDS-induced IBD-like pathologies in &lt;i&gt;Drosophila melanogaster&lt;/i&gt; 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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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

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Contributions and revisions

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