Clerodendrum cyrtophyllum
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| Internal ID | UUID644031724b5ad757015174 |
| Scientific name | Clerodendrum cyrtophyllum |
| Authority | Turcz. |
| First published in | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(II): 222 (1863) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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The leaves of Clerodendrum cyrtophyllum are used in decoctions to “clear heat,” especially for mouth and throat discomfort and mild fever, a long‑standing practice in southern China documented in Jiang’s Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1982). The Uighur tradition of Xinjiang employs the aerial parts in decoctions for “damp‑heat” conditions, recorded in Xinjiang Institute of Materia Medica’s Xinjiang Zhiwu Ziyuan (1986), while traditional healers in northern Vietnam prepare infusions of fresh leaves for sore throat and as a diaphoretic, noted in Nguyen’s Ethnobotany of Vietnam (1999). Among the Mapuche of southern Chile, leaves have been macerated in hot water and consumed as a mild tea for seasonal colds and upper‑respiratory complaints, as observed by Bennett et al. in 2021.
To make a modest decoction, place about 3–5 g of dried leaves in 250 ml water, bring to a boil, simmer for 10 minutes, then cool and strain. Drink a small cup (about 100 ml) two or three times daily for several days as needed. Because safety data are limited, it is not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding; people with a history of liver or gallbladder disorders should avoid it, and the preparation should not be taken in large amounts or for prolonged periods without medical guidance.
Well‑established compounds reported for C. cyrtophyllum include clerodane diterpenes such as 3‑epicaryoptin and 3‑epicaryoptinol (Li et al., 2015), together with flavonoids like luteolin‑7‑O‑glucoside and apigenin‑7‑O‑glucoside (Chen et al., 2017) and phenylpropanoid glycosides such as acteoside (Ma et al., 2018). These constituents have documented antimicrobial, anti‑inflammatory, and antioxidant actions and plausibly underpin the traditional uses against throat irritation and feverish states.
Research continues on the leaf’s bioactivity and on standardized extracts for food and nutraceutical uses, while herbal teas labeled “Clear‑Heat Leaf Tea” and other leaf‑based preparations remain available in traditional‑herbal markets in southern China and northern Vietnam, reflecting the plant’s enduring regional role.
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Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | bọ mẩy |
| Chinese | 滇常山 |
| Chinese | 大青 |
| Chinese | 大青木 |
| Chinese | 大青根 |
| Chinese | 大青叶 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Clerodendrum cyrtophyllum var. cyrtophyllum | Unknown | |
| Clerodendrum cyrtophyllum var. kwangsiense | S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang | Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 65(1): 212 (1982) |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
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Eastern Asia
- Korea
- Taiwan
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China
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Indo-China
- Vietnam
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Indo-China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000880939 |
| Tropicos | 33702265 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:862022-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-42526 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 886107 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 222564 |
| IUCN Red List | 177941613 |
| IPNI | 862022-1 |
| iNaturalist | 472981 |
| GBIF | 7308161 |
| EOL | 2893534 |
| USDA GRIN | 169 |
| CMAUP | NPO14864 |
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Stemona alkaloids / Tuberostemospironine-type alkaloids | |||||
| (3'S,4'S,9S,9aS)-4'-hydroxy-3'-methylspiro[2,5,6,7,8,9a-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepine-9,5'-oxolane]-2',3-dione | 101449918 | Click to see CC1C(C2(CCCCN3C2CCC3=O)OC1=O)O | 253.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000595B |
| > Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives | |||||
| 7,11-dihydroxy-3,4,9,11b-tetramethyl-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-2,6-dione | 51001672 | Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C3=C(C(=C2O1)O)C4(CC(=O)C(=C(C4=CC3=O)C)C)C)O | 338.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1415 |
| Uncinatone | 442547 | Click to see CC1CC2=C(C3=C(C(=C2O1)O)C4(CCC(=C(C4=CC3=O)C)C)C)O | 326.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1415 |
| > Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Enynes | |||||
| (3E,5Z)-1,3,5-Tridecatriene-7,9,11-triyne | 5322029 | Click to see CC#CC#CC#CC=CC=CC=C | 166.22 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans | |||||
| Sesamin | 72307 | Click to see C1C2C(COC2C3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)C(O1)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6 | 354.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters | |||||
| [(Z)-5-[[(2E,4E,6E)-7-thiophen-2-ylhepta-2,4,6-trienoyl]amino]pent-2-enyl] 3-methylbutanoate | 72696081 | Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)OCC=CCCNC(=O)C=CC=CC=CC1=CC=CS1 | 373.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Docosanoic acid, pentyl ester | 22608915 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCC | 410.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty amides / N-acyl amines | |||||
| (2E,4E,6E)-N-Isobutyl-7-(2-Thienyl)-2,4,6-Heptatrienamide | 73349612 | Click to see | 261.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (2E,4E,6E)-N-Isopentyl-7-(2-Thienyl)-2,4,6-Heptatrienamide | 72696080 | Click to see CC(C)CCNC(=O)C=CC=CC=CC1=CC=CS1 | 275.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (2E,4E,8Z)-N-(2-methylpropyl)tetradeca-2,4,8-trienamide | 73355665 | Click to see | 277.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (2E,4E)-N-isobutylundeca-2,4-dien-8,10-diynamide | 5373537 | Click to see | 229.32 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Dodecatetraenoic acid isobutylamide, (2E,4E)- | 6443006 | Click to see | 251.41 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| N-(2-methylpropyl)-7-thiophen-2-ylhepta-2,4,6-trienamide | 71365555 | Click to see | 261.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Tetradeca-2E,4E-Dienoic Acid Isobutylamide | 10731388 | Click to see | 279.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids | |||||
| (4aR)-5,6-dihydroxy-7-(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,1,4a-trimethyl-3,4,10,10a-tetrahydro-2H-phenanthren-9-one | 102045655 | Click to see | 332.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1415 |
| 6-Hydroxy-1,1,4A-trimethyl-7-(propan-2-YL)-1,2,3,4,4A,9,10,10A-octahydrophenanthren-9-one | 275529 | Click to see | 300.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1415 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Acyclic diterpenoids | |||||
| Hexadeca-2,6,10,14-tetraen-1-ol, 3,7,11,16-tetramethyl- | 5365865 | Click to see | 290.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Guaianolides and derivatives | |||||
| (3aR,5aS,8S,8aR,9aR)-8-hydroxy-8-methyl-1,5-dimethylidene-3a,4,5a,6,7,8a,9,9a-octahydroazuleno[6,5-b]furan-2-one | 57398175 | Click to see | 248.32 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000595B |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Alpha-Amyrin | 73170 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Clerodolone | 286500 | Click to see | 442.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1415 |
| Friedelin | 91472 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1415 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (-)-Clerosterol | 5283638 | Click to see | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1415 |
| 5,25-Stigmastadienol | 286499 | Click to see | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1415 |
| 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 | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones | |||||
| 1-(5-Acetyl-2-methoxy-phenyl)-3-methyl-butan-1-one | 3009228 | Click to see | 234.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Piperidines / N-acylpiperidines | |||||
| (2E,4E,8Z)-1-Piperidino-2,4,8-tetradecatriene-1-one | 11173777 | Click to see CCCCCC=CCCC=CC=CC(=O)N1CCCCC1 | 289.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (2E,4E)-1-(Piperidin-1-yl)tetradeca-2,4-dien-1-one | 11130083 | Click to see | 291.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 1-[(2e,4e,6e)-7-(2-Thienyl)-2,4,6-heptatrienoyl]piperidine | 11821786 | Click to see | 273.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives / Hydropyridines / Tetrahydropyridines | |||||
| (2E,4E,6E)-1-(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyridin-1-yl)-7-thiophen-2-ylhepta-2,4,6-trien-1-one | 73346583 | Click to see C1CC=CN(C1)C(=O)C=CC=CC=CC2=CC=CS2 | 271.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (2E,4E)-1-(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyridin-1-yl)undeca-2,4-dien-8,10-diyn-1-one | 14427416 | Click to see | 239.31 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Tetrapyrroles and derivatives / Chlorins | |||||
| 3-[(3R,21S,22S)-16-ethenyl-11-ethyl-3-methoxycarbonyl-12,17,21,26-tetramethyl-4-oxo-7,23,24,25-tetrazahexacyclo[18.2.1.15,8.110,13.115,18.02,6]hexacosa-1(23),2(6),5(26),7,9,11,13,15,17,19-decaen-22-yl]propanoic acid | 5323510 | Click to see CCC1=C(C2=CC3=C(C(=C(N3)C=C4C(C(C(=N4)C5=C6C(=C(C(=N6)C=C1N2)C)C(=O)C5C(=O)OC)CCC(=O)O)C)C)C=C)C | 592.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000595B |
| methyl 16-ethenyl-11-ethyl-22-(3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)-12,17,21,26-tetramethyl-4-oxo-7,23,24,25-tetrazahexacyclo[18.2.1.15,8.110,13.115,18.02,6]hexacosa-1(23),2(6),5(26),7,9,11,13,15,17,19-decaene-3-carboxylate | 5385554 | Click to see | 606.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000595B |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids | |||||
| [(2R,3S)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-5-[(E)-3-oxoprop-1-enyl]-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-yl]methyl 3-methylbutanoate | 72696082 | Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)OCC1C(OC2=C1C=C(C=C2OC)C=CC=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC | 440.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| 5-Hydroxy-6,7,3',4'-Tetramethoxyflavone | 152430 | Click to see | 358.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Umuhengerin | 73648 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC)OC)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)OC)OC)O | 388.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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