Allophylus cobbe (L.) Raeusch.

Sapindaceae

Synonym:

Allophylus cobbe (L.) Blume (Roxb.) Hiern.,

Allophylus serratus Radlk.

Common Names:
Kobbe (S)
Amlai (T)
Kapolawattha (Sa)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Whole plant and root

Uses in traditional medicine :

Decoction of the root is taken for diarrhoea
Whole plant acts as an emmenagogue and an astringent and is used to treat fractures

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Bioactivity :

Ethanol and petroleum ether extract of plant: antiulcer, antiosteoporotic, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antifeedant activity against Mexican bean beetle

Clinical:

References :

Dharmani, P. et al., (2005), Allophylus serratus: a plant with potential anti-ulcerogenic activity, J Ethnopharmacol, 99(3), 361-6.

Islam, M. T. et al., (2012), In vitro antimicrobial and brine shrimp lethality of Allophylus cobbe L, Ayu, 33(2), 299-302.

Jayasinghe, U.L.B. et al., (2003), Antifeedant Activity of Some Sri Lankan Plants, Natural Product Research: Formerly Natural Product Letters, 17(1).

Kumar, M. et al., (2010), Anti-osteoporotic constituents from Indian medicinal plants, Phytomedicine, 17(13), 993-9.

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