Garcinia nigrolineata
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| Internal ID | UUID64401d34bf664432235932 |
| Scientific name | Garcinia nigrolineata |
| Authority | Planch. ex T.Anderson |
| First published in | Fl. Brit. India 1: 263 (1874) |
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Ethnobotanical Uses: Garcinia nigrolineata (Planch. ex T.Anderson) is documented for medicinal infusions, decoctions, and poultices by indigenous and local communities in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. Among the Dayak people of Borneo, Indonesia, the bark is traditionally powdered and decocted in water for gastrointestinal disorders like diarrhea and stomachaches (Ding et al., 2012). In the Malay Peninsula, certain ethnic groups steep young leaves in hot water to prepare a mildly bitter tea, traditionally consumed for treating fevers and malaria-like symptoms (Heyne, 1917). Documentation from the northern Philippines notes that the crushed leaves are applied as a poultice to wounds and skin infections, primarily by the Kalinga people (Quisumbing, 1951).
Practical Recipe (Decoction for Digestive Relief): To prepare a traditional decoction for digestive complaints, place approximately 5-10 grams of dried Garcinia nigrolineata bark chips into 500 ml of cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes. Strain the liquid and allow it to cool to a tolerable temperature before consumption. Traditionally, this decoction is taken in small doses (e.g., 50-100 ml) every 4-6 hours as needed. **Safety Note:** Due to potential interactions with medications and the lack of standardized safety data, avoid use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Consult a healthcare professional before combining with prescription drugs. Discontinue use if adverse reactions occur.
Active Constituents: The documented medicinal activities of *G. nigrolineata* are associated with well-established phytochemicals, primarily xanthones such as Garcinone E and α-Mangostin. These compounds, identified in the fruit rinds and bark, exhibit documented anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and gastroprotective properties (Ding et al., 2012). Their presence provides a plausible mechanistic basis for the traditional applications in digestive disorders and wound healing.
Modern Relevance: Contemporary scientific interest focuses on elucidating the precise mechanisms of its xanthones for potential applications in gut health and dermatology. While locally consumed fruits and traditional preparations are available in specific Southeast Asian markets, standardized extracts remain uncommon globally. Regional traditional knowledge systems in Borneo and the Philippines continue to utilize specific preparations of *G. nigrolineata* for specific ailments (Quisumbing, 1951).
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Garcinia kunstleri | King | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 59: 165 (1890) |
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Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Malay | kandis jantan |
| Malay | kandis keling |
| Malay | kandis |
| Vietnamese | bứa lằn đen |
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
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Indo-China
- Myanmar
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Malaya
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000694513 |
| Tropicos | 100340475 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428121-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2817034 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 149778 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 180110 |
| IPNI | 428121-1 |
| iNaturalist | 343939 |
| GBIF | 3713521 |
| USDA GRIN | 71016 |
| Wikipedia | Garcinia_nigrolineata |
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Biphenols | |||||
| Nigrolineabiphenyl A | 11572481 | Click to see | 262.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| Nigrolineabiphenyl B | 11659128 | Click to see | 276.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids | |||||
| Nigrolineaquinone A | 11373241 | Click to see CC1=CC(=O)C(=O)C(=C1O)CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C | 410.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Friedelan-3-one | 244297 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| Friedelin | 91472 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Azolines / Isoxazolines | |||||
| 7,9-dibromo-N-[7-[(7,9-dibromo-6-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-oxa-2-azaspiro[4.5]deca-2,7,9-triene-3-carbonyl)amino]-6-hydroxyheptyl]-6-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-oxa-2-azaspiro[4.5]deca-2,7,9-triene-3-carboxamide | 85320429 | Click to see | 876.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / 2,2-dimethyl-1-benzopyrans | |||||
| Nigrolineabenzopyran A | 21593995 | Click to see | 250.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Chromones | |||||
| 5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(3-hydroxyoxolan-2-yl)chromen-4-one | 163092295 | Click to see C1COC(C1O)C2=COC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O | 264.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| Nigrolineaisoflavone A | 11402824 | Click to see | 264.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones / 2-prenylated xanthones | |||||
| 1,3,7-Trihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)xanthen-9-one | 15378072 | Click to see CC(C)(CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC3=C(C2=O)C=C(C=C3)O)O)O | 330.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 1,7-Dihydroxy-3-methoxy-2-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-9H-xanthen-9-one | 509269 | Click to see | 326.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| 6,11-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-5-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)pyrano[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one | 493305 | Click to see | 378.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| Lastixanthone D | 10739391 | Click to see | 394.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone E | 21576570 | Click to see | 410.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone Q | 11440392 | Click to see | 380.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones / 4-prenylated xanthones | |||||
| 1,3,5-Trihydroxy-4-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)xanthone | 10806296 | Click to see | 330.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| 1,3,5,8-Tetrahydroxy-4-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)xanthen-9-one | 11530321 | Click to see | 346.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| 4-(2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-1,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxyxanthen-9-one | 21576568 | Click to see | 360.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 4-[(2S)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutyl]-1,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxyxanthen-9-one | 163005348 | Click to see | 360.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 5,7,10-Trihydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-12-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)pyrano[3,2-b]xanthen-6-one | 86276121 | Click to see | 394.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| 7,12-Dihydroxy-10-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-9-methoxy-2,2-dimethylpyrano[3,2-b]xanthen-6-one | 21576567 | Click to see | 426.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| Dulxanthone A | 10759703 | Click to see | 342.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| Nigrolineaxanthone A | 5324508 | Click to see | 344.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200410208 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone R | 11315494 | Click to see | 398.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| nigrolineaxanthone T | 11559542 | Click to see CC(C)(CCC1=C(C=C(C2=C1OC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3O)O)O)OC)O | 360.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| Nigrolineaxanthone V | 11553272 | Click to see | 408.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| Tovophyllin A | 42645954 | Click to see | 462.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| Tovophyllin B | 509268 | Click to see | 460.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones / 8-prenylated xanthones | |||||
| 2,6,8-Trihydroxy-1-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)xanthen-9-one | 21576569 | Click to see CC(C)(CCC1=C(C=CC2=C1C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O | 330.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 8-(3,3-Dimethylbutyl)-1,3,5-trihydroxy-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)xanthen-9-one | 162883389 | Click to see | 396.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone J | 11280441 | Click to see | 380.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone K | 11326411 | Click to see | 378.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone L | 11749894 | Click to see | 398.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone M | 11269474 | Click to see | 396.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone N | 5323589 | Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC3=C(C=CC(=C3C2=O)CCC(C)(C)O)O)O)C | 398.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| Nigrolineaxanthone O | 11338893 | Click to see | 412.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone P | 11430697 | Click to see | 444.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones / Pyranoxanthones | |||||
| (3S)-3-[(3E)-4,8-dimethylnona-3,7-dienyl]-6,11-dihydroxy-3-methylpyrano[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one | 163049543 | Click to see | 446.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| 10,15-Dihydroxy-7,7,19,19-tetramethyl-2,8,20-trioxapentacyclo[12.8.0.03,12.04,9.016,21]docosa-1(22),3,5,9,11,14,16(21),17-octaen-13-one | 21576572 | Click to see | 392.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 11,21-Dihydroxy-7,7,18,18-tetramethyl-2,8,19-trioxapentacyclo[12.8.0.03,12.04,9.015,20]docosa-1(14),3(12),4(9),5,10,15(20),16,21-octaen-13-one | 11668301 | Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=C(C3=C2OC4=C(C3=O)C5=C(C(=C4)O)OC(C=C5)(C)C)O)C | 392.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 3-(4,8-Dimethylnona-3,7-dienyl)-6,11-dihydroxy-3-methylpyrano[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one | 72782514 | Click to see | 446.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| 4,15-Dihydroxy-7,7,19,19-tetramethyl-2,6,20-trioxapentacyclo[12.8.0.03,12.05,10.016,21]docosa-1(22),3(12),4,8,10,14,16(21)-heptaen-13-one | 101262523 | Click to see | 394.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 5,11-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylpyrano[3,2-a]xanthen-12-one | 12444404 | Click to see | 310.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 5,8-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylpyrano[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one | 21576571 | Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C3C(=CC(=C2O1)O)C(=O)C4=C(C=CC=C4O3)O)C | 310.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 6-Deoxyisojacareubin | 5464641 | Click to see | 310.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| 6-Deoxyjacareubin | 5281629 | Click to see | 310.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 6,8-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylpyrano[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one | 163104606 | Click to see | 310.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| 6,8,11-Trihydroxy-3,3-dimethylpyrano[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one | 14886042 | Click to see | 326.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| Forbexanthone | 49775753 | Click to see | 340.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A |
| Nigrolineaxanthone F | 11709351 | Click to see | 310.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058050A https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| Nigrolineaxanthone S | 11282258 | Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=C(C3=C2OC4=C(C3=O)C=CC=C4O)O)C)C)C | 446.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
| Rheediaxanthone A | 102060338 | Click to see | 392.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoindoles and derivatives / Isoindolines / Isoindolones | |||||
| Stachybotrin C | 10368882 | Click to see | 505.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.06.025 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives | |||||
| Triacontyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 67027466 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C=CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O | 601.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0303254 |
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