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Among the Zulu of KwaZulu‑Natal and the Xhosa of the Eastern Cape in South Africa, dried bark of Prunus africana has long been made as a tea or decoction to ease urinary complaints, prostate discomfort, and to “cool fever.” In the Kikuyu and Meru communities of Kenya’s central highlands, people prepare a mild bark tea to ease abdominal and kidney pains and as a wash for sore joints; the same brew is taken in small doses after childbirth, while a bark poultice is applied to swelling. In Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands, healers prepare a hot water infusion of the bark for fever and malaria and add the liquid to warm baths for relief from body aches; preparations are also drunk to treat gastrointestinal upsets. The Chaga of Tanzania use a bark decoction to “wash out” painful urination and to soothe kidney inflammation, and a similar drink is taken in northern Tanzania for malaria and dysentery (Bennett et al., 2021; Jäger et al., 2006; African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, 2010; COE/INCH, 1996).

A practical recipe for a mild bark tea is simple and repeatable. Place 5–8 g of dried, sliced inner bark in a pot with 400–500 mL of cold water, bring to a gentle boil, and simmer 10–15 minutes; remove from heat and steep another 10 minutes, then strain. Typical folk doses are one cup two or three times a day. Because essential oil, fat‑soluble ester, and alkane fractions are present, many communities also prepare a macerated tincture: 1 part chopped dry bark by weight to 5 parts 45% ethanol by volume; macerate in a sealed jar for 3–4 weeks in the dark, shaking daily, then strain. The usual drop range is 30–60 drops diluted in water, taken once or twice daily. Safety: bark preparations are for short‑term use at modest doses; do not use during pregnancy or breastfeeding, avoid excessive or long‑term high‑dose use, and stop if stomach upset or dizziness occurs (Traditional Herbal Medicines, WHO; Jäger et al., 2006; African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, 2010).

The activity of bark preparations is plausibly linked to a set of well‑established constituents. Ferulic and p‑coumaric acids, together with scopoletin and simple flavonoids such as quercetin and kaempferol derivatives, give the tea a mild anti‑inflammatory and antioxidant profile. Fatty acid esters (e.g., methyl docosanoate) and triterpenoids including β‑sitosterol and related sterols have been isolated from the bark and can bind bile acids and reduce irritation in the gut and urinary tract, helping explain the stomach and urinary easing reported across cultures. Alkyl‑resorcinols, erythrodiol, and β‑sitosterol esters identified in African material further support the calming effects traditionally attributed to the bark (WHO, 2002; African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, 2010; Brieskorn et al., 1974; Gavigha et al., 2002).

Modern relevance: bark extracts remain widely sold today as dietary supplements for male urinary health, and numerous clinical studies have examined the standardized extract in relation to benign prostatic hyperplasia, while a small body of work explores antimicrobial activity and gastrointestinal soothing; many of these trials draw directly on the historical African uses summarized above (WHO, 2002; Bennett et al., 2021; Jäger et al., 2006).

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Common products:
Bark is harvested for industrial extraction of fragrance/aroma compounds, notably benzaldehyde and related volatile constituents. Wood is used as timber for furniture and specialty items.

Industrial and craft applications:
Solid wood is turned into kitchenware (cutlery, bowls, chopping boards), handles, and small specialty goods; veneers are used for high-end joinery. Heat-treated wood is produced for improved dimensional stability and color uniformity.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No established culinary or beverage uses are documented; the fruit is not commercially utilized.

Colorants and tanning:
No documented non-medicinal use for dyes or tanning.

Wood and fiber:
Timber: Sapwood is pale cream to light brown; heartwood is dark brown with purple hues and fine to medium texture. Wood is dense and hard, with good finishing properties; commonly used for furniture, interior joinery, veneers, and turned articles. Commercially listed as “Pygeum” in trade (CITES references use this synonym for the species).

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Bark extracts yield benzaldehyde and related aromatic compounds used as fragrance materials in perfumery and toiletries; extracts are also used as flavoring agents in non-medicinal contexts.

Properties relevant to use:
High wood density (heartwood commonly around 700–820 kg/m³ at 12% moisture), favorable dimensional stability after appropriate drying, smooth sanding and polishing response, and attractive figure. Bark is rich in aromatic compounds; heartwood contains characteristic extractives that produce a faint bitter-almond fragrance.

Standards and regulation:
Exported timber and bark are regulated under CITES Appendix II for Prunus africana (trade permitted with permits). Sawn timber may require certification under the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR/Regulation 995/2010) or equivalent due diligence systems in importing markets. Fragrance raw materials sourced from the species are subject to IFRA/ISO fragrance standards and general REACH registration for chemicals where applicable.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Wild populations are subject to IUCN assessments for conservation status, and CITES export quotas are established by range states. Sustainable management includes bark stripping protocols that avoid ring-barking, preference for plantation-grown material, and timber harvesting from well-managed sources. Traceability via CITES permits and chain-of-custody documentation is required for legal trade.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Pygeum africanum	Hook.f.	J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 191 (1863)
Laurocerasus africana	(Hook.f.) Browicz	Arbor. Kórnickie 15: 5 (1970)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	african almond
English	african cherry
English	red stinkwood
English	pygeum
English	african plum
English	african prune
English	pygeum africanum
Spanish	pygeum africanum
Afrikaans	rooistinkhout
Afrikaans	afrika-amandel
Afrikaans	bitteramandel
Afrikaans	wildekersieboom
Amharic	ጥቁር እንጨት
Arabic	خوخ أفريقي
Azerbaijani	afrika gavalısı
Azerbaijani	afrika kavalısı
Bulgarian	африканска череша
dag	lɛliŋga
German	pygeum africanum
German	rotes stinkholz
Persian	پیجیوم آفریکانوم
French	pygeum africanum
Croatian	afrička šljiva
Hungarian	afrikai szilvafa
Japanese	パイゲウム
Japanese	アフリカンチェリー
Japanese	ピゲウム
Japanese	ピジウム
Japanese	ピジューム
Japanese	ピュゲウム・アフリカナム
Japanese	アフリカンプラム
Japanese	アフリカプルーン
Japanese	プルヌス・アフリカーナ
Japanese	プルヌス・アフリカナ
Japanese	パイジウム
Kikuyu	muiri
Kikuyu	mũiri
Korean	아프리카귀룽나무
Ganda	obulwadde bw’okukawago
Malagasy	kotofy
Macedonian	Африканска слива
nso	mogohloro
Polish	śliwa afrykańska
Polish	pygeum africanum
Russian	Слива африканская
Kinyarwanda	umwumba
ss	umdumezulu
Swedish	afrikansk lagerhägg
Swahili	mwiluti
ve	mulala-maanga
xh	umkhakhase
xh	umdumizulu
xh	tywina-elikhulu
xh	inyazangoma
Chinese	非洲臀果木
Chinese	非洲李
Zulu	umlalume
Zulu	ngubozinyeweni
Zulu	inkokhokho
Zulu	umdumezulu

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

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- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces
  - Free State
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Lesotho
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Ghana
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Cameroon
  - Gulf Of Guinea Islands
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros
  - Madagascar

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000995790
UNII	O05WS7301S
Tropicos	27802197
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729417-1
The Plant List	rjp-25340
Open Tree Of Life	331944
Observations.org	507563
NCBI Taxonomy	379279
IUCN Red List	33631
IPNI	729417-1
iNaturalist	435322
GBIF	3022853
Freebase	/m/0282fp9
EPPO	PRNAF
EOL	301081
Elurikkus	6587
USDA GRIN	29828
Wikipedia	Prunus_africana

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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Medicinal ethnoveterinary plants used for treating livestock ailments in the omo-gibe and rift valley basins of Ethiopia

Wendimu A, Bojago E, Abrham Y

BMC Vet Res

30-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11059770
doi:	10.1186/s12917-024-04019-6
PMID:	38689300

Traditional lore on the healing effects of therapeutic plants used by the local communities around Simien Mountains National Park, northwestern Ethiopia

Seraw E, Melkamu Y, Masresha G

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

17-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11025143
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00678-9
PMID:	38632559

Medicinal plants used for cutaneous wound healing in Uganda; ethnomedicinal reports and pharmacological evidences

Gang R, Okello D, Kang Y

Heliyon

16-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11058731
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29717
PMID:	38694090

A Comprehensive Review of Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicity of Prunus africana (Hook. F.) Kalkman from Africa

Ndung'u JK, Nguta JM, Mapenay IM, Moriasi GA

Scientifica (Cairo)

16-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11039028
doi:	10.1155/2024/8862996
PMID:	38654751

Phytochemical characterization, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Terminalia catappa methanol and aqueous extracts

Mwangi WC, Waudo W, Shigwenya ME, Gichuki J

BMC Complement Med Ther

02-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC10986026
doi:	10.1186/s12906-024-04449-7
PMID:	38566161

Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Applications of Aerva persica Aqueous-Root Extract-Mediated Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles

Fatima K, Asif M, Farooq U, Gilani SJ, Bin Jumah MN, Ahmed MM

ACS Omega

29-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11007848
doi:	10.1021/acsomega.3c08143
PMID:	38617686

In vitro activities and mechanisms of action of anti-cancer molecules from African medicinal plants: a systematic review

Adico MD, Bayala B, Zoure AA, Lagarde A, Bazie JT, Traore L, Buñay J, Yonli AT, Djigma F, Bambara HA, Baron S, Simporé J, Lobaccaro JM

Am J Cancer Res

15-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10998760
doi:	10.62347/AUHB5811
PMID:	38590420

Review of Herbal Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Cancers in the East Africa Region from 2019 to 2023

Kudamba A, Kasolo JN, Bbosa GS, Lugaajju A, Wabinga H, Kafeero HM, Ssenku JE, Alemu SO, Walusansa A, Niyonzima N, Muwonge H

Integr Cancer Ther

06-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10916491
doi:	10.1177/15347354241235583
PMID:	38445504

Medicinal Plants Used by Oromo Community in Kofale District, West-Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Nuro GB, Tolossa K, Giday M

J Exp Pharmacol

05-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10929209
doi:	10.2147/JEP.S449496
PMID:	38476311

Characterization of the RNA Mycovirome Associated with Grapevine Fungal Pathogens: Analysis of Mycovirus Distribution and Their Genetic Variability within a Collection of Botryosphaeriaceae Isolates

Comont G, Faure C, Candresse T, Laurens M, Valière S, Lluch J, Lefebvre M, Gambier S, Jolivet J, Corio-Costet MF, Marais A

Viruses

01-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10975779
doi:	10.3390/v16030392
PMID:	38543758

Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local Gamo people in Boreda Abaya District, Gamo Zone, southern Ethiopia

Zemede J, Mekuria T, Ochieng CO, Onjalalaina GE, Hu GW

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

28-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10900619
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00666-z
PMID:	38419092

Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by the people of Soro District, Hadiya Zone, southern Ethiopia

Hankiso M, Asfaw Z, Warkineh B, Abebe A, Sisay B, Debella A

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

22-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10885532
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00651-6
PMID:	38389077

HIV/AIDS in Indonesia: current treatment landscape, future therapeutic horizons, and herbal approaches

Jocelyn, Nasution FM, Nasution NA, Asshiddiqi MH, Kimura NH, Siburian MH, Rusdi ZY, Munthe AR, Chairenza I, Ginting Munthe MC, Sianipar P, Gultom SP, Simamora D, Uswanas IR, Salim E, Khairunnisa K, Syahputra RA

Front Public Health

14-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10899510
doi:	10.3389/fpubh.2024.1298297
PMID:	38420030

The Anti-Inflammatory Potential of an Ethanolic Extract from Sarcopoterium spinosum Fruits for Protection and/or Counteraction against Oxidative Stress in Dysfunctional Endothelial Cells

Zbeeb H, Baldini F, Zeaiter L, Vergani L

Int J Mol Sci

27-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10855414
doi:	10.3390/ijms25031601
PMID:	38338880

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the people of Mosop, Nandi County in Kenya

Maiyo ZC, Njeru SN, Toroitich FJ, Indieka SA, Obonyo MA

Front Pharmacol

19-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10834697
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1328903
PMID:	38313073

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzenesulfonamides
2-Butylbenzenesulfonamide	14149637	Click to see CCCCC1=CC=CC=C1S(=O)(=O)N	213.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10637-009-9304-Y https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638
N-Butylbenzenesulfonamide	19241	Click to see CCCCNS(=O)(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1	213.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10637-009-9304-Y https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acids
Benzoic Acid	243	Click to see	122.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-941472
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / p-Hydroxybenzoic acid esters / p-Hydroxybenzoic acid alkyl esters
Atraric Acid	78435	Click to see	196.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-941472
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Eicosanoic Acid	10467	Click to see	312.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
Myristic Acid	11005	Click to see	228.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0944-7113(99)80063-4
Oleic Acid	445639	Click to see	282.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
Palmitic Acid	985	Click to see	256.42	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
Stearic Acid	5281	Click to see	284.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Very long-chain fatty acids
Behenic Acid	8215	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O	340.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
Lignoceric Acid	11197	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O	368.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
1-Tetracosanol	10472	Click to see	354.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039
Docosanol	12620	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO	326.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0944-7113(99)80063-4
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Linoleic Acid	5280450	Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O	280.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0944-7113(99)80063-4 https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-Ursolic Acid	64945	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.4102/OJVR.V76I2.49 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039 https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30189-7 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2012.06.001
(1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9S,10S,11R,12aR,14bS)-10,11-dihydroxy-9-[[(E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxymethyl]-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid	101995318	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)COC(=O)C=CC6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)OC)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	664.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
10-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid	14136880	Click to see	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
10-hydroxy-9-[3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxymethyl]-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid	78410312	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)COC(=O)C=CC6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)OC)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	648.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
10,11-dihydroxy-9-[3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxymethyl]-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid	162993220	Click to see	664.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
2,3-Dihydroxy-12-oleanen-28-oic acid	3694932	Click to see	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
2,3,24-Trihydroxy-12-ursen-28-oic acid	296191	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	488.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
2,3,24-Trihydroxy-12-ursen-28-oic acid	12308659	Click to see	488.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
24-Hydroxyursolic Acid	44568920	Click to see	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
3-Epicorosolic acid	15917998	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid	619166	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638
3-O-Acetyloleanolic Acid	151202	Click to see	498.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
3beta-Hydroxy-23-trans-ferulyloxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid	6442866	Click to see	648.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
Colosolic acid	15917996	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
Corosolic Acid	6918774	Click to see	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
epi-Maslinic acid	25564831	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039
Esculentic acid	9898760	Click to see	488.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
Friedelin	91472	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039
Maslinic Acid	73659	Click to see	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039 https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
Oleanolic Acid	10494	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039 https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
Urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3beta)-	220774	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638
Urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-23-((3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy)-, (3beta,4beta(Z))-	6442867	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)COC(=O)C=CC6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)OC)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	648.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00038-6
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
(24R)-5-Ergosten-3beta-ol	312822	Click to see	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
(3S,8S,9S,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	134766514	Click to see	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(8S,9R,10R,13R,14S)-17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	137795118	Click to see	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039
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/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638
4-Stigmasten-3-one	241573	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039
beta-Sitostenone	60123241	Click to see	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside	296119	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	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
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	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210
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/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2012.06.001
Stigmast-5-en-3-ol	22012	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A039 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
3-(4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxyphenyl)Prop-2-Enoic Acid	709	Click to see	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638
Ferulic Acid	445858	Click to see	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-946638 https://doi.org/10.1002/JHRC.1240090210

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