botanical record · discovered
Tungoil Tree
Aleurites fordii
Tungoil Tree · tung oil tree · tungträd
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Asia, Dominican Republic, CO, CU, DO, DZ, GE
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Burn, Edema, Ejaculation, Emetic
Science studied: 13-ACETYL-16-HYDROXYPHORBOL, CAMPESTEROL, CAMPESTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE, CAMPESTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE
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: Aleurites fordii
Common names: Tungoil Tree, tung oil tree, tungträd
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Asia, Dominican Republic, CO, CU, DO, DZ, GE and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Burn
- Edema
- Ejaculation
- Emetic
- Masturbation
- Poison
- Scabies
- Swelling
show 2 more documented entries
- Hemostat
- Trauma
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Asia
- Dominican Republic
- CO
- CU
- DO
- DZ
- GE
- SE
Documented cultural uses
- Burn
- Edema
- Ejaculation
- Emetic
- Masturbation
- Poison
- Scabies
- Swelling
- Hemostat
- Trauma
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 13-ACETYL-16-HYDROXYPHORBOL
- CAMPESTEROL
- CAMPESTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE
- CAMPESTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE
- L-3-CARBOXYL-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE
- ALPHA-ELAEOSTEARIC-ACID
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- FAT
- METHYL-GALLATE
- OLEIC-ACID
- 12-O-PALMITOYL-13-O-ACETYL-16-HYDROXYPHORBOL
- 12-O-PALMITOYL-4-DEOXY-16-HYDROXYPHORBOL-13-ACETATE
- 12-O-PALMITOYL-4,16-DIHYDROXYPHORBOL-13-ACETATE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- SAPONIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
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- SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE
- STEARIC-ACID
- STIGMASTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE
- STIGMASTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE
- 3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
- SITOSTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE
- CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE
- 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
- 16-HYDROXYPHORBOL
- PALMITIC-ACID
- 12-O-PALMITOYL-16-HYDROXYPHORBOL-13-ACETATE
- STIGMASTEROL
- STIGMASTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE
- 12-O-PALMITOYL-4-DEOXY-16-HYDROXYLUMIPHORBOL-13-ACETATE
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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