Scientific Name
Shirakiopsis indica (Willd.) Esser
Synonyms
Excoecaria diversifolia (Miq.) Müll.Arg, Excoecaria indica (Willd.) Müll.Arg., Sapium bingerium Roxb. ex Willd. [Invalid], Sapium bingyricum Roxb. ex Baill., Sapium diversifolium (Miq.) Pax, Sapium hurmais Buch.-Ham., Sapium indicum Willd., Shirakia indica (Willd.) Hurus., Stillingia bingyrica Baill. [Invalid], Stillingia diversifolia Miq., Stillingia indica (Willd.) Oken. [1]
Vernacular Name
| Malaysia | Buta-buta, bebuta, kayu mati buta [2], apid-api, ludai [3] |
| English | Mock-willow [2][3] |
| Indonesia | Gurah (Sumatra) [2]; ai pue, ai tohi, ai tui, gurah, tagewa [2] |
| Thailand | Krahut, samo thale (central); ku-ra (Peninsular) [2]; khue-rak, krahut, ku-la, ku-ra, kue ro, samo thale [3] |
| Vietnam | Xói ân [2] s[of]I, t[is]a, xoi an [3] |
| India | Batula, bengieri, hurna, karmmati, kommati, pencolum, venkshiri [3] |
| Bangladesh | Batul [3] |
Geographical Distributions
Shirakiopsis indica is very widely distributed. It is found in southern and eastern India, Burma, and further south and west through Malesia, except the Philippines, to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. [2]
Botanical Description
S. indica is a member of Euphorbiaceae family. [1]
Cultivation
No documentation
Chemical Constituent
No documentation
Plant Part Used
Leaves [2]
Traditional Use
In Malaysia the leaves of S. indica are applied to the abdomen to cure fevers, and an infusion of the leaves is used for gonorrhoea. A decoction of the root bark has purgative and emetic properties. The timber is of poor quality and is not used. The wood is used as fuel; it burns well. [2]
Preclinical Data
Pharmacology
No documentation
Clinical Data
Clinical findings
No documentation
Interaction & Depletion
No documentation
Poisonous Management
No documentation
Line Drawing
References
- The Plant List. Ver1.1. Shirakiopsis indica (Willd.) Esser. [homepage on the Internet]. c2013 [updated 2012 Mar 23; cited 2016 June 3]. Available from: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-190978
- Purwaningsih. Excoecaria indica (Willd.) Muell. Arg. In: Lemmens RHMJ, Wulijarni-Soetjipto N. editors. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 3: Dye and tannin-producing plants. Wageningen, Netherlands: Pudoc, 1991; p. 73-74.
- Quattrocchi U. CRC world dictionary of medicinal and poisonous plants: Common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. Volume IV M-Q. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 2012; p. 269.
