Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Merr.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Seed and fruit pulp
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Seed oil is applied on the head to promote healthy hair
- One table spoon of juice of the fresh fruit pulp is taken thrice a day for stomach pain in children
- Used to treat itches, pain in the back and loins, rheumatism, headaches, skin diseases and malarial fever
- Acts as an astringent against cholera
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Sterols: schleicherastatins 1-7, schleicheols 1 and 2, terpenes: taraxerone and tricadenic acid from the stem and bark
Bioactivity :
Schleicherastatins 1-7: inhibit cancer cell growth; methanol extract of fruits: free radical scavenger; root extract: antioxidative, anticancer
Clinical:
Note :
Ripe fruits are edible
References : Ghosh, P. et al., (2011), Triterpenoids from Schleichera oleosa of Darjeeling Foothills and Their Antimicrobial Activity, Indian J Pharm Sci, 73(2), 231-3. Kubola, J. et al., (2011), Phytochemicals, vitamin C and sugar content of Thai wild fruits, Food Chemistry, 126, 972–981. Pettit, G. R. et al., (2000), Isolation and Structures of Schleicherastatins 1-7 and Schleicheols 1 and 2 from the Teak Forest Medicinal Tree Schleichera oleosa, Journal of Natural Products, 63, 72-78. Thind, T. S. et al., (2012), Evaluation of cytotoxic and radical-scavenging activities of root extracts of Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken, Nat Prod Res, 26(18), 1728-31.
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