Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari

Annonaceae

Common Names:
Manoranjidam, Yakada-wel (S)
Manoranjidham (T)
Climbing ilang-ilang (E)
Harachampa (Sa)

Status

Vulnerable

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf, root and stem

Uses in traditional medicine :

Boiled juice of flowers is a stimulating beverage and used to treat vomiting, biliousness, blood diseases, heart and bladder disorders, itching and leucoderma
Decoction of leaves is used in the treatment of cholera

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Flavonoid glycosides and flavonoids: artabotryside A and B, taxifolin, 7-O-glucoluteolin, apigenin derivatives, organic acids: succinic and fumaric acids from leaves; γ-butyrolactones: artapetalins A–C and other butyrolactones from aerial parts; sesquiterpenes: β-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide from essential oil of flowers

Bioactivity :

Leaf extract: antibacterial, antifungal

Clinical:

References :

Grainge, M. D. and Alvarez, A. M., (1987), Antibacterial and antifungal activity of Artabotrys hexapetalus leaf extracts, International Journal of Tropical Plant Diseases, 5(2), 173-179.

Karthik, Y. P. and Pharm, M., (2010), Evaluation of Antifertility activity of leaves of Artabotrys hexapetalus’, PhD thesis, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore.

Phan, G. M. et al., (2007), Chemical Composition of the Flower Essential Oil of Artabotrys hexapetalus (L. f.) Bhandare of Vietnam, Journal of Essential Oil Research, 19(6), 523-524.

Wong, H. F. et al.,(2002), β-Methoxy-γ-methylene-α, β-unsaturated-γ-butyrolactones from Artabotrys hexapetalus, Phytochem- istry, 59(1), 1-10.

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