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Internal ID UUID64404be6608a8187816983
Scientific name Oxystelma esculentum
Authority (L.f.) Sm.
First published in Cycl. 25: n.º 1 (1813)

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Oxystelma esculentum is a flowering plant found in various regions of Asia and Africa. It is known for its medicinal properties and its fruit is also consumed as food. This plant has a long history of use in traditional medicine and is valued for its beneficial effects.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Marsdenia brockmaniana W.Fitzg. J. Proc. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 3: 197 (1918)
Oxystelma zippelianum Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 1053 (1826)
Secamone aegyptiaca W.T.Aiton Hortus Kew. 2: 75 (1811)
Asclepias rosea Roxb. Hort. Bengal. : 20 (1814)
Periploca esculenta L.f. Suppl. Pl. : 168 (1782)
Sarcostemma esculentum (L.f.) R.Holm Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37: 482 (1950)
Oxystelma wallichii Wight Contr. Bot. India : 54 (1834)
Oxystelma secamone var. wallichii (Wight) M.A.Rahman & Wilcock Blumea 34: 520 (1990)
Oxystelma esculentum var. wallichii (Wight) T.Cooke Fl. Bombay 2: 153. 1904
Oxystelma alpini Decne. Prodr. 8: 543 (1844)

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Language Common/alternative name
ban pepe
Bengali দুধী | দুধিয়ালতা | ক্ষীরাই
Malayalam കിണികിണിപ്പാല
Tamil ஊசிப்பாலை
Thai กระพังโหม
Chinese 尖槐藤
Chinese 高冠藤

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Oxystelma esculentum var. alpini (Decne.) N.E.Br. Fl. Trop. Afr. 4: 382. 1904

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Egypt
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Oman
      • Yemen
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
    • Western Asia
      • Iraq
      • Palestine
      • Sinai
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001104832
Tropicos 2610806
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60458242-2
The Plant List tro-2610806
Open Tree Of Life 840969
NCBI Taxonomy 126763
IUCN Red List 199694
IPNI 60458242-2
iNaturalist 185151
GBIF 3581884
EPPO OYSES
Wikipedia Oxystelma_esculentum

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic potential of Oxystelma esculentum (L. f.) Sm. using in vitro, in vivo, and in silico studies Sherif AE, Sajid-ur-Rehman M, Asif M, Qadeer I, Khan KU Front Pharmacol 16-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10825028
doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1326968
PMID:38293669
The Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Avena fatua Extract: Antifungal Activity against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici Qureshi AK, Farooq U, Shakeel Q, Ali S, Ashiq S, Shahzad S, Tariq M, Seleiman MF, Jamal A, Saeed MF, Manachini B Pathogens 16-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10609796
doi:10.3390/pathogens12101247
PMID:37887762
Meta-Topolin-induced mass shoot multiplication and biosynthesis of valuable secondary metabolites in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni bioreactor culture Ptak A, Szewczyk A, Simlat M, Błażejczak A, Warchoł M Sci Rep 19-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10509197
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-42619-8
PMID:37726319
Isolation and HPLC Quantitative Determination of 5α-Reductase Inhibitors from Tectona grandis L.f. Leaf Extract Insumrong K, Ingkaninan K, Waranuch N, Tanuphol N, Wisuitiprot W, Promgool T, Suphrom N Molecules 30-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9101728
doi:10.3390/molecules27092893
PMID:35566245
Photosynthetic Parameters and Oxidative Stress during Acclimation of Crepe-Myrtle (Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.) in a meta-Topolin-Based Micropropagation System and Genetic Fidelity of Regenerated Plants Ahmad N, Fatima N, Faisal M, Alatar AA, Pathirana R Plants (Basel) 26-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9102070
doi:10.3390/plants11091163
PMID:35567164
Therapeutic Promises of Medicinal Plants in Bangladesh and Their Bioactive Compounds against Ulcers and Inflammatory Diseases Ahmed SR, Rabbee MF, Roy A, Chowdhury R, Banik A, Kubra K, Hassan Chowdhury MM, Baek KH Plants (Basel) 01-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8309353
doi:10.3390/plants10071348
PMID:34371551
Status and consolidated list of threatened medicinal plants of India Gowthami R, Sharma N, Pandey R, Agrawal A Genet Resour Crop Evol 25-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8148398
doi:10.1007/s10722-021-01199-0
PMID:34054223
Feeding preferences and nutritional niche of wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal Shrestha TK, Hecker LJ, Aryal A, Coogan SC Ecol Evol 23-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7391305
doi:10.1002/ece3.6183
PMID:32760500
Traditional medicinal plants used for respiratory disorders in Pakistan: a review of the ethno-medicinal and pharmacological evidence Alamgeer, Younis W, Asif H, Sharif A, Riaz H, Bukhari IA, Assiri AM Chin Med 18-Sep-2018
PMCID:PMC6145130
doi:10.1186/s13020-018-0204-y
PMID:30250499
Nitraria retusa fruit prevents penconazole-induced kidney injury in adult rats through modulation of oxidative stress and histopathological changes Chaâbane M, Koubaa M, Soudani N, Elwej A, Grati M, Jamoussi K, Boudawara T, Ellouze Chaabouni S, Zeghal N Pharm Biol 15-Feb-2017
PMCID:PMC6130529
doi:10.1080/13880209.2016.1278455
PMID:28198206
A comparative ethno-botanical study of Cholistan (an arid area) and Pothwar (a semi-arid area) of Pakistan for traditional medicines Malik S, Ahmad S, Sadiq A, Alam K, Wariss HM, Ahmad I, Hayat MQ, Anjum S, Mukhtar M J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 30-Apr-2015
PMCID:PMC4460735
doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0018-2
PMID:25925727
Isolation and high-performance thin layer chromatographic estimation of Lupeol from Oxystelma esculentum Pandya DJ, Anand IS Pharm Methods 01-Apr-2011
PMCID:PMC3658039
doi:10.4103/2229-4708.84446
PMID:23781438
Polyhydroxypregnane glycosides from Oxystelma esculentum var. alpini. Hamed AI, Sheded MG, Shaheen Ael-S, Hamada FA, Pizza C, Piacente S Phytochemistry 01-Apr-2004
doi:10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.01.022
PMID:15081304
A pregnane triglycoside from Oxystelma esculentum Rashmi Trivedi, Anakshi Khare, Maheshwari P. Khare Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(90)85380-X
A pregnane ester tetraglycoside from Oxystelma esculentum Rashmi Trivedi, Anakshi Khare, Maheshwari P. Khare Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(88)80146-8

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroid lactones / Cardenolides and derivatives / Cardenolide glycosides and derivatives
Oxyline 195722 Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2OC)O)OC3C(OC(CC3OC)OC4C(OC(CC4O)OC5CCC6(C(C5)CCC7C6CCC8(C7(CCC8C9=CC(=O)OC9)O)C)C)C)C)C)OC)O 953.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84142-F
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides
[(3S,8S,10R,12R,13S,14R,17S)-17-acetyl-3-[(2R,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-8,14,17-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,9,11,12,15,16-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-12-yl] (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate 163017614 Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2CCC3(C4CC(C5(C(CCC5(C4(CC=C3C2)O)O)(C(=O)C)O)C)OC(=O)C=CC6=CC=CC=C6)C)OC)OC7CC(C(C(O7)C)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)O)O)OC)O)OC 1283.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.01.022
[(3S,8S,10R,12R,13S,14R,17S)-17-acetyl-3-[(2R,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-8,14,17-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,9,11,12,15,16-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-12-yl] (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate 162918594 Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2CCC3(C4CC(C5(C(CCC5(C4(CC=C3C2)O)O)(C(=O)C)O)C)OC(=O)C=CC6=CC=CC=C6)C)OC)OC7CC(C(C(O7)C)OC8CC(C(C(O8)C)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)O)O)OC)OC 1267.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.01.022
[(3S,8S,10R,12R,13S,14R,17S)-17-acetyl-8,14,17-trihydroxy-3-[(2R,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,4R,5R)-3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyl-5-[(2S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,9,11,12,15,16-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-12-yl] (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate 163040658 Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2CCC3(C4CC(C5(C(CCC5(C4(CC=C3C2)O)O)(C(=O)C)O)C)OC(=O)C=CC6=CC=CC=C6)C)OC)OC7CC(C(C(O7)C)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)OC)O)OC 1121.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.01.022
Esculentin Steroid 188404 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(CC2OC)OC3C(OC(CC3OC)OC4CCC5(C6C(C(C7(CC(CC7(C6(CC=C5C4)O)O)(C(=O)C)O)C)O)O)C)C)C)O)OC)O 845.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85380-X
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Peptides / Oligopeptides
Oxytocin 439302 Click to see CCC(C)C1C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(CSSCC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)N1)CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)N)C(=O)N3CCCC3C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)NCC(=O)N)CC(=O)N)CCC(=O)N 1007.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80146-8

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