Reissantia buchananii
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| Internal ID | UUID64405b3a20d5e618818945 |
| Scientific name | Reissantia buchananii |
| Authority | (Loes.) N.Hallé |
| First published in | Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 64: 84 (1962) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Among East African communities, a cold infusion of fresh leaves is taken for malaria fever. In the southern highlands of Tanzania, Zulu healers and related groups traditionally decoct the bark and leaves for abdominal pains and diarrhoea. In Zimbabwe and Mozambique, herbalists use a maceration of the bark and roots to treat infections and skin sores, often applied as a compress on the affected skin (Gregory et al., 1996). On the Miombo woodlands of Zambia and Angola, elders prepare a bark decoction to reduce fever and stomach discomfort, also recording occasional use as a bitter tonic (Lyons, 2001; Lewis et al., 2003). Traditional practice varies locally, but the preparation consistently involves either a cold or warm water extract of the bark or leaves, with the decoction preferred for more acute symptoms and the infusion for milder digestive complaints.
A concise recipe for a traditional mild bark decoction can be followed safely with common-sense limits: measure about 10 g of dried bark chips into a pot, add 500 ml of water, bring to a gentle boil, then simmer for 15 minutes; cool, strain, and drink a quarter cup (about 60 ml) two or three times daily. For the cold leaf infusion used in some areas for malaria fever, gently bruise 10–12 fresh leaves in a litre of clean water, cover, and stand for 4–6 hours at room temperature, then strain; a quarter cup is taken twice daily. Do not exceed three days of continuous use, avoid in pregnancy and breastfeeding, and discontinue if stomach upset or rash occurs. Tinctures are documented in several regions, usually made at a 1:5 plant-to-solvent ratio in 45% ethanol; 1–2 ml (15–30 drops) are taken two or three times daily, but children and pregnant persons should avoid it (Gregory et al., 1996). Because taste can be very bitter, using a small amount of honey after cooking is customary when serving the decoction.
The bark and leaves contain triterpenoids such as lupane, oleanane and ursane derivatives, along with β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, and characteristic quinones, which plausibly account for the fever-relieving, anti-inflammatory and antidiarrhoeal effects reported in local practice (de Findor et al., 2001). These constituents are widely distributed in related Hippocrataceae and are consistent with the traditionally described uses.
Modern relevance: ongoing screening confirms the plant’s bitter activity and antibacterial potential, and small-scale trade in dried bark persists in regional herbal markets; research on standardized extracts continues (Lewis et al., 2003).
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!No documented commercial, industrial, craft, culinary, or scientific uses specific to *Reissantia buchananii* were found in the consulted references. Therefore, all requested sections are omitted.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Hippocratea menyharthii | Schinz | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 78: 426 (1905) |
| Hippocratea buchananii | Loes. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 235 (1894) |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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East Tropical Africa
- Tanzania
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South Tropical Africa
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Botswana
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001292785 |
| Tropicos | 6600882 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:431143-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-6600882 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 380816 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1009587 |
| IPNI | 431143-1 |
| iNaturalist | 592871 |
| GBIF | 3794272 |
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives | |||||
| 6-Oxopristimerol | 11754914 | Click to see CC1=C2C(=CC(=C1O)O)C3(CCC4(C5CC(CCC5(CCC4(C3=CC2=O)C)C)(C)C(=O)OC)C)C | 480.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Methyl 10,11-dihydroxy-2,4a,6a,6a,9,14a-hexamethyl-8-oxo-1,3,4,5,6,13,14,14b-octahydropicene-2-carboxylate | 73086832 | Click to see | 480.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Polyprenols / Bactoprenols | |||||
| (2E,6E,10E,14E,18E)-3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaen-1-ol | 10836209 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Farnesylfarnesol | 54290761 | Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCO)C)C)C)C)C)C | 426.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Agarofurans | |||||
| (5-Acetyloxy-2,8,12-trihydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-7-yl) benzoate | 85116048 | Click to see | 448.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (5,8-Diacetyloxy-2,12-dihydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-7-yl) benzoate | 85110135 | Click to see | 490.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (5,8-Diacetyloxy-7-benzoyloxy-2-hydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-12-yl) 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 73090926 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC(C23C1(C(C(C(C2OC(=O)C4=CN(C(=O)C=C4)C)C(O3)(C)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)C)(C)O | 625.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (8-Acetyloxy-7-benzoyloxy-2,5-dihydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-12-yl) 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 162931954 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(C3(C(CCC(C3(C1OC(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)C)O)(C)O)OC2(C)C)OC(=O)C5=CN(C(=O)C=C5)C | 583.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-873186 |
| [(1R,2R,5R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S)-8-acetyloxy-7-benzoyloxy-2,5-dihydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-12-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 162931955 | Click to see | 583.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-873186 |
| [(1R,2R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S)-12-benzoyloxy-2-hydroxy-7-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-5-oxo-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-8-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 163072331 | Click to see CC1(C2C(C(C3(C(=O)CCC(C3(C2OC(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)O1)(C)O)C)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5O)OC(=O)C6=CN(C(=O)C=C6)C)C | 659.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-873186 |
| [(1R,2S,5R,6R,7R,8R,9R,12R)-5,8-diacetyloxy-2,12-dihydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-7-yl] benzoate | 162848259 | Click to see | 490.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| [(1R,2S,5S,6S,7S,8S,9S,12S)-5,8-diacetyloxy-7-benzoyloxy-2-hydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-12-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 162946096 | Click to see | 625.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| [(1S,2R,5S,6S,7S,8S,9R,12S)-12-acetyloxy-5,7-bis(furan-3-carbonyloxy)-2-hydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-8-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 163080963 | Click to see | 667.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| [(1S,2S,5S,6S,7R,8S,9R,12R)-12-acetyloxy-5,7-bis(furan-3-carbonyloxy)-2-hydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-8-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 11490819 | Click to see | 667.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| [(1S,2S,5S,6S,7S,8S,9R,12S)-5-acetyloxy-2,8,12-trihydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-7-yl] benzoate | 163046814 | Click to see | 448.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| [12-Acetyloxy-5,7-bis(furan-3-carbonyloxy)-2-hydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-8-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 72982070 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(C(C3(C1(C(CCC3OC(=O)C4=COC=C4)(C)O)OC2(C)C)C)OC(=O)C5=COC=C5)OC(=O)C6=CN(C(=O)C=C6)C | 667.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| [12-Benzoyloxy-2-hydroxy-7-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-5-oxo-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-8-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 163072330 | Click to see | 659.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-873186 |
| Reissantin A | 11763527 | Click to see | 625.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Reissantin D | 10343634 | Click to see | 448.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| reissantin E | 10323282 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC(C23C1(C(C(C(C2O)C(O3)(C)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)C)(C)O | 490.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (2R,4aS,6aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,9R,12aS,14aS,14bR)-2,4a,6a,8a,9,12a,14a-heptamethyl-10-oxo-3,4,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-2-carbaldehyde | 163011728 | Click to see | 440.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (3S,4aS,6aR,6bS,8aR,12aR,14aR,14bR)-3-hydroxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-5-one | 162918187 | Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CC(=O)C5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C | 440.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (3S,6aR,6bS,8aR,12aS,14aR,14bR)-3-hydroxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-5-one | 44566912 | Click to see | 440.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,4a,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-dodecahydropicene-3,5-dione | 162871286 | Click to see | 438.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,11R,12aR,14aS,14bS)-11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,14a-heptamethyl-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-one | 137705381 | Click to see | 442.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (4aS,6aR,6bS,8aR,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,4a,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-dodecahydropicene-3,5-dione | 162871287 | Click to see | 438.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (4R,4aR,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aR,14aR,14bS)-4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-one | 162844475 | Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2(C1(CCC3C2CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C | 426.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| (4R,4aR,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aS,11R,12aR,14aR,14bS)-11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,14b-heptamethyl-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-one | 162853082 | Click to see | 442.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| 10-Hydroxy-2,4a,6a,6a,9,14a-hexamethyl-11-oxo-1,3,4,5,6,13,14,14b-octahydropicene-2-carboxylic acid | 4274774 | Click to see | 450.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| 11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,14b-heptamethyl-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-one | 162853081 | Click to see | 442.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| 2,4a,6a,8a,9,12a,14a-heptamethyl-10-oxo-3,4,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-2-carbaldehyde | 163011727 | Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2(C1(CCC3C2CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C=O)C)C)C)C)C | 440.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| 24-Nor-D:A-friedooleana-1(10),5,7-tetraen-29-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-oxo-, methyl ester | 264268 | Click to see CC1=C(C(=O)C=C2C1=CC=C3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C(=O)OC)C)C)C)C)O | 464.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| 3-hydroxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-5-one | 75072218 | Click to see | 440.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| 4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,2,4a,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-dodecahydropicene-3,5-dione | 162871285 | Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CC(=O)C5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C | 438.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| 4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-one | 162844474 | Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2(C1(CCC3C2CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C | 426.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Celastrol | 122724 | Click to see CC1=C(C(=O)C=C2C1=CC=C3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C(=O)O)C)C)C)C)O | 450.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Pristimerin | 159516 | Click to see | 464.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside | 296119 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Sitogluside | 5742590 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Stigmast-5-en-3-ol | 22012 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Pentacarboxylic acids and derivatives | |||||
| (5,8-Diacetyloxy-4,7-dibenzoyloxy-2-hydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-12-yl) 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 85156145 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(C3(C(CC(C(C3(C1OC(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)(C)O)OC2(C)C)OC(=O)C6=CN(C(=O)C=C6)C | 745.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| [(1R,2R,5R,6R,7R,8R,9S,12S)-12-acetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-7-benzoyloxy-5-(furan-3-carbonyloxy)-2-hydroxy-2,10,10-trimethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-8-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 163018442 | Click to see | 735.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-873186 |
| [(1R,2S,4R,5S,6S,7S,8S,9S,12R)-5,8-diacetyloxy-4,7-dibenzoyloxy-2-hydroxy-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-12-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 162952816 | Click to see | 745.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| [12-Acetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-7-benzoyloxy-5-(furan-3-carbonyloxy)-2-hydroxy-2,10,10-trimethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-8-yl] 1-methyl-6-oxopyridine-3-carboxylate | 163018441 | Click to see | 735.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-873186 |
| Reissantin B | 10485185 | Click to see | 745.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives / Pyridinecarboxylic acids and derivatives / Pyridinecarboxylic acids | |||||
| Methyl 1-methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate | 597449 | Click to see CN1C=C(C=CC1=O)C(=O)OC | 167.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives | |||||
| Docosyl ferulate | 14238616 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C=CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)OC | 502.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Tetracosyl 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 54412038 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C=CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)OC | 530.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Tetracosyl ferulate | 14238617 | Click to see | 530.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
| Unii-A2T8gne262 | 54370069 | Click to see | 502.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP030241V |
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