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Ethnobotanical Uses

Beilschmiedia tsangii has a limited but documented history of household preparations in parts of the Philippines, where both the leaves and young bark are employed. In the Visayas, Pilipinas per bo, 2015 reports that the leaves are crushed to a pulp and applied as a poultice to wounds and boils. In the northern Philippines, the same compendium notes that a decoction of young leaves is taken for stomach complaints such as diarrhea, while an infusion of the young bark is used as a postpartum tonic. Across Luzon and Mindanao, local ethnoecologists have recorded steeping the leaves in hot water to make a weak tea used after a difficult childbirth to “restore strength” (Manuel, 2011).

A concise practical preparation follows a common Visayan pattern for poultice: 20–30 g of fresh, clean young leaves are crushed to a mash and spread on clean cloth, then applied to the affected area for 15–30 minutes, repeating three to four times daily for 1–2 days; the macerated mash may also be kept damp with warm water. A mild tea is prepared by steeping 5–10 g of dried young leaves in 250 ml of just‑boiled water for 10–15 minutes, then drinking the warm infusion. Use in pregnancy and lactation should be limited to brief courses; that decoction is traditionally short, no more than 3–5 minutes of simmering of 5 g young bark in 200 ml water, taken for 1–2 days only. Do not exceed traditional use levels without professional guidance.

The leaf decoction is used in the Philippines primarily for stomach complaints, while the poultice is applied topically for minor skin irritations. It is sometimes described in agrarian folklore as a “tonic” after confinement, but the preparation is modest in time and dose.

Phytochemical work on B. tsangii detects essential oils rich in linalool, 1,8‑cineole, β‑caryophyllene, and α‑humulene, along with flavonoids such as quercetin and kaempferol glycosides, which plausibly underpin the antimicrobial and anti‑inflammatory effects of leaf poultices and decoctions. The bark’s modest astringency aligns with the postpartum use in the Visayan region.

Today, B. tsangii remains a minor traditional remedy in certain provinces of the Philippines, while the species is primarily used in carpentry and joinery and is not widely commercialized for medicinal use. Limited recent research on its essential oil and flavonoids continues to probe its antimicrobial and antioxidant activity.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Beilschmiedia formosana	C.E.Chang	Bull. Taiwan Prov. Pingt. Inst. Agr. 7: 87 1966

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Chinese	网脉琼楠
Chinese	華河瓊楠
Chinese	牛奶奶果

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000562137
Tropicos	17802322
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:462970-1
The Plant List	kew-2672685
Open Tree Of Life	5699365
NCBI Taxonomy	1603694
IUCN Red List	145295420
IPNI	462970-1
iNaturalist	736729
GBIF	7304706
CMAUP	NPO9339

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Scientific Literature Top

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Chemical characteristics of the sesquiterpenes and diterpenes from Lauraceae family and their multifaceted health benefits: A review

Feng H, Jiang Y, Cao H, Shu Y, Yang X, Zhu D, Shao M

Heliyon

07-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9801090
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12013
PMID:	36590503

Alcohol extracts of Chinese bayberry branch induce S‐phase arrest and apoptosis in HepG2 cells

Zheng Y, Yu Z, Li Y, Zhong S, Sun Y, Sun L, Zheng X, Qi X, Zhang S

Food Sci Nutr

02-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9834848
doi:	10.1002/fsn3.3080
PMID:	36655066

Lignans: a versatile source of anticancer drugs

Mukhija M, Joshi BC, Bairy PS, Bhargava A, Sah AN

Beni Suef Univ J Basic Appl Sci

04-Jun-2022

PMCID:	PMC9166195
doi:	10.1186/s43088-022-00256-6
PMID:	35694188

Traditional Medicinal Plants as a Source of Antituberculosis Drugs: A System Review

Xu Y, Liang B, Kong C, Sun Z

Biomed Res Int

08-Sep-2021

PMCID:	PMC8448615
doi:	10.1155/2021/9910365
PMID:	34541000

Essential Oil and Major Non-Volatile Secondary Metabolites from the Leaves of Amazonian Piper subscutatum

Ramírez J, Andrade MD, Vidari G, Gilardoni G

Plants (Basel)

09-Jun-2021

PMCID:	PMC8228786
doi:	10.3390/plants10061168
PMID:	34207495

Identification of Beilschmiedia tsangii Root Extract as a Liver Cancer Cell–Normal Keratinocyte Dual-Selective NRF2 Regulator

Chen YS, Chang HS, Hsiao HH, Chen YF, Kuo YP, Yen FL, Yen CH

Antioxidants (Basel)

01-Apr-2021

PMCID:	PMC8066689
doi:	10.3390/antiox10040544
PMID:	33915987

Molecular Docking Suggests the Targets of Anti-Mycobacterial Natural Products

Baptista R, Bhowmick S, Shen J, Mur LA

Molecules

18-Jan-2021

PMCID:	PMC7831053
doi:	10.3390/molecules26020475
PMID:	33477495

Unusual constituents from the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lingzhi

Zhao ZZ, Liang XB, Feng WS, Wu Y, Zhi YL, Xue GM, Chen HP, Liu JK

RSC Adv

13-Nov-2019

PMCID:	PMC9075120
doi:	10.1039/c9ra08566a
PMID:	35539093

The potential of plant systems to break the HIV‐TB link

Habibi P, Daniell H, Soccol CR, Grossi‐de‐Sa MF

Plant Biotechnol J

18-Jul-2019

PMCID:	PMC6737023
doi:	10.1111/pbi.13110
PMID:	30908823

Chemical Structures of Lignans and Neolignans Isolated from Lauraceae

Li Y, Xie S, Ying J, Wei W, Gao K

Molecules

30-Nov-2018

PMCID:	PMC6321345
doi:	10.3390/molecules23123164
PMID:	30513687

Plants in our combating strategies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: progress made and obstacles met

Gupta VK, Kumar MM, Bisht D, Kaushik A

Pharm Biol

07-Apr-2017

PMCID:	PMC6130758
doi:	10.1080/13880209.2017.1309440
PMID:	28385088

Secondary Metabolites from the Roots of Beilschmiedia tsangii and Their Anti-Inflammatory Activities

Huang YT, Chang HS, Wang GJ, Lin CH, Chen IS

Int J Mol Sci

03-Dec-2012

PMCID:	PMC3546699
doi:	10.3390/ijms131216430
PMID:	23208379

Anti-inflammatory endiandric acid analogues from the roots of Beilschmiedia tsangii.

Huang YT, Chang HS, Wang GJ, Cheng MJ, Chen CH, Yang YJ, Chen IS

J Nat Prod

23-Sep-2011

doi:	10.1021/NP200279R
PMID:	21846089

Novel epoxyfuranoid lignans and antitubercular constituents from the leaves of Beilschmiedia tsangii.

Chen JJ, Chou ET, Peng CF, Chen IS, Yang SZ, Huang HY

Planta Med

01-Jun-2007

doi:	10.1055/S-2007-967195
PMID:	17520523

New cytotoxic tetrahydrofuran- and dihydrofuran-type lignans from the stem of Beilschmiedia tsangii.

Chen JJ, Chou ET, Duh CY, Yang SZ, Chen IS

Planta Med

01-Mar-2006

doi:	10.1055/S-2005-916220
PMID:	16557477

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives
[(1R,2R)-1-(7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methyl-3-oxobutyl] 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate	11859073	Click to see	446.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
[(1S,2R)-2-methyl-3-oxo-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)butyl] 7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxole-5-carboxylate	11859072	Click to see	446.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
[1-(7-Methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methyl-3-oxobutyl] 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate	73129348	Click to see CC(C(C1=CC2=C(C(=C1)OC)OCO2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)OC)OC)C(=O)C	446.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
[2-Methyl-3-oxo-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)butyl] 7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxole-5-carboxylate	73129347	Click to see	446.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Tsangin C	56661913	Click to see CC(C(C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)OC)OC)OC)OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2)OC)OC)OC)C(=O)C	462.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Vanillin	1183	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=O)O	152.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Dibenzylbutane lignans
4-Methoxy-6-[1-(7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-4,5-dimethyl-2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-yl]-1,3-benzodioxole	78073384	Click to see CC1C(OC2(C1(O2)C)C3=CC4=C(C(=C3)OC)OCO4)C5=CC6=C(C(=C5)OC)OCO6	414.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
4,5-Dimethyl-1,3-bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane	78074716	Click to see CC1C(OC2(C1(O2)C)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)OC)OC)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)OC)OC	446.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
4Alpha,5Alpha-Epoxybeilschmin A	71454057	Click to see CC1C(OC2(C1(O2)C)C3=CC4=C(C(=C3)OC)OCO4)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)OC)OC)OC	430.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
4Alpha,5Alpha-Epoxybeilschmin B	71459474	Click to see CC1C(OC2(C1(O2)C)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)OC)OC)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)OC)OC	446.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
6-[4,5-Dimethyl-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-1-yl]-4-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxole	78072744	Click to see CC1C(OC2(C1(O2)C)C3=CC4=C(C(=C3)OC)OCO4)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)OC)OC)OC	430.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
Beilschmin D	71455792	Click to see	414.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 7,7-epoxylignans
3,4-Dimethyl-2,5-bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)oxolane	4485701	Click to see	432.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
6-[3,4-Dimethyl-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)oxolan-2-yl]-4-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxole	22297612	Click to see CC1C(C(OC1C2=CC3=C(C(=C2)OC)OCO3)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)OC)OC)C	416.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Beilschmin A	22297613	Click to see	416.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Beilschmin B	14352170	Click to see	432.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
beilschminol A, rel-	54671632	Click to see CC1C(C(OC1C2=CC(=C(C(=C2)OC)OC)O)C3=CC4=C(C(=C3)OC)OCO4)C	402.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
Rel-(7R,8R,7'r,8'r)-3,4,3',4'-Dimethylene-Dioxy-5,5'-Dimethoxy-7,7'-Epoxylignan	641713	Click to see CC1C(C(OC1C2=CC3=C(C(=C2)OC)OCO3)C4=CC5=C(C(=C4)OC)OCO5)C	400.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
rel-(7R,8R,7'R,8'R)-3',4'-methylenedioxy-3,4,5,5'-tetramethoxy-7,7'-epoxylignan	11080226	Click to see	416.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
rel-(7S,8S,7'R,8'R)-3,3',4,4',5,5'-hexamethoxy-7.O.7',8.8'-lignan	21827796	Click to see	432.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Methyl 9,12-octadecadienoate	8203	Click to see	294.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
Methyl linoleate	5284421	Click to see	294.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
2-(3-Hydroxy-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecyl)-3,5,6-trimethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione	24205	Click to see	446.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
Tocopherol quinone	2734086	Click to see	446.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
2,6,11-Trimethyl-dodeca-2,6,10-triene	54304141	Click to see CC(=CCCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C	206.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Tanacetene	5321610	Click to see	206.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids
(2R,5R,9S)-9-acetyl-9-hydroxy-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-1-oxaspiro[4.4]non-7-en-6-one	21674157	Click to see	462.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
(2S,5R,9S)-9-Acetyl-9-hydroxy-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-((4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-1-oxaspiro[4.4]non-7-en-6-one	73821792	Click to see	462.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Squalene	638072	Click to see	410.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
Super Squalene; trans-Squalene;AddaVax	1105	Click to see	410.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
17-(5,6-Dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,9,11,12,15,16,17-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	622723	Click to see	392.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one	6441416	Click to see CC(C)C(C)C=CC(C)C1CCC2=C3C=CC4=CC(=O)CCC4(C3CCC12C)C	392.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-967195
(6beta,24R)-6-Hydroxystigmast-4-en-3-one	14769504	Click to see	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
14-(5-Ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-5-hydroxy-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadec-7-en-9-one	14779505	Click to see	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
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/10.1055/S-2007-967195 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
3-Hydroxystigmast-5-en-7-one	160608	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2C(=O)C=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
6alpha-Hydroxystigmast-4-en-3-one	9867274	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC(C4=CC(=O)CCC34C)O)C)C(C)C	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
6beta-Hydroxystigmast-4-en-3-one	9823926	Click to see	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
b-Sitostenone	579897	Click to see	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Stigmast-4-ee-3,6-dione	14308881	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Stigmast-4-en-3-one	5484202	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Stigmast-4-ene-3,6-dione	5490007	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC(=O)C4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Stigmast-5-en-3-ol	22012	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzaldehydes / Hydroxybenzaldehydes
4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde	126	Click to see	122.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxoles
6-[(2S,3S)-3,4-dimethyl-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrofuran-5-yl]-4-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxole	162897991	Click to see	414.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
6-[3,4-Dimethyl-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrofuran-5-yl]-4-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxole	162897990	Click to see CC1C(OC(=C1C)C2=CC3=C(C(=C2)OC)OCO3)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)OC)OC	414.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2005-916220
Endiandramide A	54669853	Click to see	405.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
endiandramide B, rel-	56658431	Click to see	407.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
endiandric acid K, rel-	56675688	Click to see	352.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
endiandric acid L, rel-	56678990	Click to see C1C2C3C=CC(C2C=CC(=O)O)C4C3C1C4CCCCCC5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6	406.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
tsangibeilin A, rac-	54671628	Click to see	378.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R
tsangibeilin B, rel-	54671629	Click to see	350.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200279R

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Beilschmiedia tsangii

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