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Vangueria agrestis

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Distribution
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Internal ID UUID6440294851a61004210181
Scientific name Vangueria agrestis
Authority (Schweinf. ex Hiern) Lantz
First published in Pl. Syst. Evol. 253: 179 (2005)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
The fruits of *Vangueria agrestis* are documented as an edible, non-medicinal food source in parts of its native range (Southern Africa). Established plant databases (e.g., PROTA - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) report that the mature fruits are consumed raw or processed. The specific products mentioned include using the fresh fruit as a minor vegetable component and processing the pulp into preserves, jams, or similar food products. No medicinal or therapeutic applications are described in this context; usage is solely as a food ingredient or processed food product.

Synonyms Top

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Fadogia agrestis Schweinf. ex Hiern Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 154 (1877)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Sudan
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Nigeria
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000801339
Tropicos 100273005
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77067582-1
The Plant List kew-339732
Open Tree Of Life 3879394
NCBI Taxonomy 1285872
IPNI 77067582-1
iNaturalist 506877
GBIF 2917833
Freebase /m/0x1cmcx
EOL 1108849
Wikipedia Vangueria_agrestis
CMAUP NPO21344

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Right in two: capabilities of ion mobility spectrometry for untargeted metabolomics Moses T, Burgess K Front Mol Biosci 04-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10436490
doi:10.3389/fmolb.2023.1230282
PMID:37602325
13, 14-Epoxyoleanan-3-ol-acetate: A Male Fertility-Enhancing Constituent from Hexane Fraction of Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae) ADEDOKUN O, GBOLADE A, AYINDE B Turk J Pharm Sci 29-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9083522
doi:10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.48264
PMID:35510257
Plant Terpenoids as Hit Compounds against Trypanosomiasis Durão R, Ramalhete C, Madureira AM, Mendes E, Duarte N Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 10-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8951850
doi:10.3390/ph15030340
PMID:35337138
Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa) Nabaloum A, Goetze D, Ouédraogo A, Porembski S, Thiombiano A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8858500
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00508-w
PMID:35183193
Antiplasmodial, antimalarial activities and toxicity of African medicinal plants: a systematic review of literature Tajbakhsh E, Kwenti TE, Kheyri P, Nezaratizade S, Lindsay DS, Khamesipour F Malar J 25-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8390284
doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03866-0
PMID:34433465
Chemical Authentication of Botanical Ingredients: A Review of Commercial Herbal Products Ichim MC, Booker A Front Pharmacol 15-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8082499
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.666850
PMID:33935790
Phytochemical Characterization and In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Combretum Collinum Fresen Leaves Extracts from Benin Marquardt P, Seide R, Vissiennon C, Schubert A, Birkemeyer C, Ahyi V, Fester K Molecules 10-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC7024300
doi:10.3390/molecules25020288
PMID:31936854
‘Testosterone Boosting’ Supplements Composition and Claims Are not Supported by the Academic Literature Clemesha CG, Thaker H, Samplaski MK World J Mens Health 14-Jun-2019
PMCID:PMC6920068
doi:10.5534/wjmh.190043
PMID:31385468
Scientific Validation of Ethnomedicinal Use of Ipomoea batatas L. Lam. as Aphrodisiac and Gonadoprotective Agent against Bisphenol A Induced Testicular Toxicity in Male Sprague Dawley Rats Majid M, Ijaz F, Baig MW, Nasir B, Khan MR, Haq IU Biomed Res Int 14-Apr-2019
PMCID:PMC6487138
doi:10.1155/2019/8939854
PMID:31111071
Biotoxicological Analyses of Trimeroside from Baccharis trimera Using a Battery of In Vitro Test Systems dos Santos MS, da Silva J, Menezes AP, de Barros FM, Lemes ML, Rossatto RR, Feistel C, de Almeida ID, Grivicich I, Prado L, Picada JN, de Barros Falcão Ferraz A Oxid Med Cell Longev 19-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6120265
doi:10.1155/2018/7804135
PMID:30210656
In vitro and in vivo aphrodisiac properties of the seed extract from Allium tuberosum on corpus cavernosum smooth muscle relaxation and sexual behavior parameters in male Wistar rats Tang X, Olatunji OJ, Zhou Y, Hou X BMC Complement Altern Med 01-Dec-2017
PMCID:PMC5709831
doi:10.1186/s12906-017-2008-5
PMID:29191197
ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF PLANTS USED TO TREAT ASTHMA IN THE MARITIME REGION IN TOGO Gbekley HE, Katawa G, Karou SD, Anani S, Tchadjobo T, Ameyapoh Y, Batawila K, Simpore J Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med 23-Nov-2016
PMCID:PMC5411872
doi:10.21010/ajtcam.v14i1.22
PMID:28480398
Effects of the Aqueous Extract of Eremomastax speciosa (Acanthaceae) on Sexual Behavior in Normal Male Rats Nchegang B, Mezui C, Longo F, Nkwengoua ZE, Amang AP, Tan PV Biomed Res Int 20-Jul-2016
PMCID:PMC4971301
doi:10.1155/2016/9706429
PMID:27525283
Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used as Anti-Obesity Remedies in the Nomad and Hunter Communities of Burkina Faso Pare D, Hilou A, Ouedraogo N, Guenne S Medicines (Basel) 26-Apr-2016
PMCID:PMC5456226
doi:10.3390/medicines3020009
PMID:28930119
Effect of the aqueous extract of the aerial parts of Monsonia angustifolia E. Mey. Ex A. Rich., on the sexual behaviour of male Wistar rats Fouche G, Afolayan AJ, Wintola OA, Khorombi TE, Senabe J BMC Complement Altern Med 02-Oct-2015
PMCID:PMC4592562
doi:10.1186/s12906-015-0880-4
PMID:26432276

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Indanes / Indanones
(5aS,10bS)-1,3,9-trihydroxy-8,10-dimethoxy-5a-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-10bH-indeno[2,3-b][1]benzofuran-6-one 56925408 Click to see 654.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Methyl linoleate 5284421 Click to see 294.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Glycerolipids / Glycosylglycerols / 3-O-beta-D-digalactosyl-sn-glycerols
Digalactosyldiacylglycerol 10724471 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC1C(C(C(C(O1)COC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)CCCCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCC 917.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[(2Z,6E)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 162962031 Click to see 770.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2E,6Z)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 162932344 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC(=CCCC(=CCOC2C(C(C(C(O2)C)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)C)O)O)O)O)C)C)O)O)O 608.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2Z,6E)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 163019279 Click to see 786.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[(2Z,6E)-3,7-dimethyl-8-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyocta-2,6-dienoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl] (2E,6Z)-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoate 162906201 Click to see 921.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[(2Z,6E)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl] (2E,6Z)-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoate 162952637 Click to see 1083.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-5-acetyloxy-2-[(2Z,6E)-3,7-dimethyl-8-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyocta-2,6-dienoxy]-3-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl] (2E,6Z)-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoate 162914466 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC(=CCCC(=CCOC2C(C(C(C(O2)C)OC(=O)C)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)C)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)C)O)O)O)OC(=O)C(=CCCC(=CCO)C)C)O)C)C)O)O)O 963.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
[2-[2-[3,7-Dimethyl-8-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyocta-2,6-dienoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl] 8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoate 162906200 Click to see 921.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
[2-[2-[8-[3,5-Dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl] 8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoate 162952636 Click to see 1083.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
[2-[5-Acetyloxy-2-[3,7-dimethyl-8-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyocta-2,6-dienoxy]-3-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl] 8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoate 162914465 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC(=CCCC(=CCOC2C(C(C(C(O2)C)OC(=O)C)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)C)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)C)O)O)O)OC(=O)C(=CCCC(=CCO)C)C)O)C)C)O)O)O 963.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
2-[2-[8-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 162962030 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2O)OCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)COC3C(C(C(C(O3)C)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)C)O)O)O)O 770.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
2-[2-[8-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 163019278 Click to see 786.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
2-[8-[3,5-Dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 162932343 Click to see 608.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2007.09.024
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-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-yl] tetradecanoate 13828705 Click to see 625.10 unknown via CMAUP database
> Nucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues / Purine nucleosides
Adenosine 60961 Click to see C1=NC(=C2C(=N1)N(C=N2)C3C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)N 267.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Phenylalanine and derivatives
Phenylalanine 6140 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(C(=O)O)N 165.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Diarylheptanoids / Linear diarylheptanoids
(1E,6E)-1,7-diphenylhepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione 5469422 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)CC(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2 276.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Epigallocatechins
(1S,5S,13S,19R,27S)-10,15,23,25-tetrahydroxy-19-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-9-methoxy-5,27-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy]-4,18,20-trioxaheptacyclo[17.7.1.02,17.03,14.05,13.07,12.021,26]heptacosa-2(17),3(14),7,9,11,15,21,23,25-nonaen-6-one 56925407 Click to see 1263.10 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Narcissin 5481663 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)OC)O)O)O)O)O)O 624.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Ombuoside 10100634 Click to see 638.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Rutin 5280805 Click to see 610.50 unknown via CMAUP database
syringetin 3-O-beta-rutinoside 101552528 Click to see 668.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
Tilianin 5321954 Click to see 446.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
(-)-Pinostrobin 73201 Click to see 270.28 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S)-5,7-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-4-one 689011 Click to see 284.31 unknown via CMAUP database
3-Hydroxy-4',5,7-trimethoxyflavane 5322101 Click to see 330.30 unknown via CMAUP database
3,5,7,4'-Tetramethoxyflavone 631095 Click to see 342.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethoxyflavone 5748697 Click to see 298.29 unknown via CMAUP database
5-Hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone 5281601 Click to see 298.29 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7-Dimethoxy-4'-hydroxyflavone 161172 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)OC)C(=O)C=C(O2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O 298.29 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7-Dimethoxyflavone 88881 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)OC)C(=O)C=C(O2)C3=CC=CC=C3 282.29 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3',4'-Tetramethoxyflavone 631170 Click to see 342.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Apigenin trimethyl ether 79730 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3OC)OC 312.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Ayanin 5280682 Click to see 344.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Galangin 3,5,7-trimethyl ether 117900 Click to see 312.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Genkwanin 5281617 Click to see 284.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Gonzalitosin I 5272653 Click to see 328.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Kaempferol 3,7,4'-trimethyl ether 5468749 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC)O)OC 328.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Pentamethylquercetin 97332 Click to see 372.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Retusin 5352005 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC)O)OC)OC 358.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Tectochrysin 5281954 Click to see 268.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxychalcones
Flavokawain B 5356121 Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)OC)C(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2)O 284.31 unknown via CMAUP database

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