Erythrophleum suaveolens (Ordeal Tree)

Traditional uses

Africa

  • Anodyne
  • Astringent
  • Chickenpox
  • Colic
  • Dropsy
  • Dysentery
  • Emetic
  • Fatality
  • Gangrene
  • Swelling
  • Cardiotonic
  • Cathartic
  • Chest
  • Eye
  • Ordeal
  • Poison
  • Sore
  • Sternutatory
  • Wound

Tanzania

  • Bite(Snake)
  • Vermifuge

Cameroon

  • Emetic
  • Filariasis
  • Purgative

Sierra Leone

  • Rheumatism

Central African Republic

  • Skin
  • Ache(Head)

Ghana

  • Snuff
  • Syncope

Mozambique

  • Convulsant

Chemicals

Plant

  • 3BETA-ACETOXY-7ALPHA-HYDROXY-N-(2-HYDROXYPHENYL)-N-METHYL-(E)-CASS-13(15)-EN-16-AMIDE
  • NORCASSAMIDIDE
  • NORCASSAMINE
  • DEHYDRONORERYTHROSUAMINE
  • NORERYTHROSUAMINE

Bark

  • CASSAINE
  • CASSAMINE
  • ERYTHROPHLAMINE
  • ERYTHROPHLEINE
  • ERYTHROPHLEGUINE
  • CASSAIDINE
  • HOMOPHLEINE

Activities

  1. Antiseptic — 6 compounds; CASSAIDINE, CASSAINE, CASSAMINE, ERYTHROPHLAMINE, ERYTHROPHLEINE, HOMOPHLEINE
  2. Analgesic — 5 compounds; CASSAIDINE, CASSAMINE, ERYTHROPHLAMINE, ERYTHROPHLEINE, HOMOPHLEINE
  3. Anesthetic — 5 compounds; CASSAIDINE, CASSAINE, CASSAMINE, ERYTHROPHLAMINE, HOMOPHLEINE
  4. Cardiotonic — 5 compounds; toxic activity; CASSAIDINE, CASSAINE, CASSAMINE, ERYTHROPHLEGUINE, ERYTHROPHLEINE
  5. Pesticide — 5 compounds; CASSAIDINE, CASSAMINE, ERYTHROPHLAMINE, ERYTHROPHLEINE, HOMOPHLEINE
  6. Cardiac — 2 compounds; ERYTHROPHLAMINE, HOMOPHLEINE
  7. Digitalic — 2 compounds; CASSAIDINE, ERYTHROPHLEGUINE
  8. Hemolytic — 2 compounds; ERYTHROPHLEINE, HOMOPHLEINE
  9. Abortifacient — 1 compounds; toxic activity; ERYTHROPHLEINE
  10. Convulsant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CASSAINE
  11. Cytotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CASSAINE
  12. Diuretic — 1 compounds; ERYTHROPHLEGUINE
  13. Insectifuge — 1 compounds; ERYTHROPHLEINE
  14. Uterotonic — 1 compounds; ERYTHROPHLEINE
  15. Vasoconstrictor — 1 compounds; ERYTHROPHLEINE

Toxic compounds

  • CASSAIDINE — Cardiotonic; Bark
  • CASSAINE — Cardiotonic; Bark
  • CASSAINE — Convulsant; Bark
  • CASSAINE — Cytotoxic; Bark; ED50=1
  • CASSAMINE — Cardiotonic; Bark
  • ERYTHROPHLEGUINE — Cardiotonic; Bark
  • ERYTHROPHLEINE — Abortifacient; Bark
  • ERYTHROPHLEINE — Cardiotonic; Bark