Horsfieldia iryaghedhi (Gaertn.) Warb.
Synonym:
Myristica horsfieldii Blume
Common Names:
Ruk (S)
Status
Endemic to Sri Lanka
Critically Endangered
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Bark, flower and seed
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Decoction of the bark is prescribed for indigestion
- Seed ground in lime water is taken for abdominal pain
- Dry flowers of male plant with bee honey is taken to improve male sexual ability
- Bark and flowers are used to treat dysentery, hiccough and wasting diseases
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Lignans: horsfieldin, d-asarinin, (-)-dihydrocubebin and dodecanoylphloroglucinol, fatty acid: myristic acid and its derivatives and sitosterol from seed
Bioactivity :
Clinical:
Note :
Dioeceous and only male plant produces fruits
References : Gunatilaka, A. A. L. et al., (1982), Horsfieldin, a lignan and other constituents from Horsfieldia iryaghedhi, Phytochemistry, 21(11), 2719-2723. Tillekeratne, I. M. V. et al., (1982), Lignans of Horsfieldia iryaghedhi, Photochemistry, 21(2), 476-478. Tillekeratne, L. M. V. et al., (1980), ‘Chemical investigation of Horsfiel- dia iryaghedhi Warb’, 4th Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and Spices, Mahidol Univ., Bangkok (Thailand), Faculty of Science. Dept. of Chemistry. – Bangkok (Thailand), 79.
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