Tetracera sarmentosa

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Malaysia

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Boil, Dysentery

Science studied: BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Dilleniaceae

Scientific name: Tetracera sarmentosa

Common names: Hampelas, Sandpaper Vine, štvorplôdik poplazovitý, ជើងគោ ឬដោះគន់, តើមរ៉ាមប៉ុញ, វល្លិ៍ដោះគុណ, ビワバヅル, 錫葉藤

POWO: 317484-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Malaysia.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Boil
• Dysentery

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Malaysia

Documented cultural uses

• Boil
• Dysentery

Cultural record detail

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

• Boil · Malaysia · "
• Dysentery · Malaysia · "

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

• Assessment of the antioxidant, thrombolytic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antidepressant and anxiolytic activities of leaf extracts and fractions of Tetracera sarmentosa (L.) Vahl. · 2018 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULIN
• BETULINIC-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

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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