Dodonaea viscosa

Fig. 72. Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. From Singapore Field No 37952. Distributed by the Botanic Gardens Singapore. Geographical localization Kedah near Sanitarium Langkawi, in sand near sea. Date 11/13/ 1941. Field collector J.C. Naeur. Botanical identification M.R. Henderson.

Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq., or Florida hop bush, or seringan lout (Malay), is a shrub that grows to a height of 6 m in the sandy shores of the tropical world, including Asia and the Pacific Islands. The leaves are simple, 7.5-12 cm X 2 cm X 3.6 cm. The fruits are 2 cm long, capsular, and dehiscing to expose one to two black seeds in each lobe (Fig. 72). 

Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacquin Che Sang Zi (leaf, bark) Alkaloid, glucoside, tannins, resins.60 Remedy for fever, astringent to treat eczema. 

Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacquin Adenophora triphylla (Thunb.) DC Trifolium pratense L., T. repens L. 

Ampelopsis aconitifolia, A. brevipedunculata, A. japonica, A. bodinieri, A. contonensis, A. humulifolia, Arachis hypogaea, Caragana sinica, C. microphylla, C. intermedia, C. franchetiana, Dodonaea viscosa, Sarcandra glabra Centella ascatica Morinda citrifolia, M. officinalis Avenafatua... 

Commiphora myrrha, Comus officinalis, Curculigo capitulata, C. ensifolia, C. malabarica, C. orchiodes, C. stams, Curcuma pallida, C. phaeocoulis, Daemonorops draco, Dodonaea viscosa, Euonymus alatus, E. bungeanus, E. maackii, Ficus awkeotsang, Gnaphalium affine, G. arenarium, G. confusum,... 

D. triquetrum, Dioscorea bulbifera, D. cirrhosa, D. hispida, D. japonica, Dodonaea viscosa Geranium dahuricum, G. eriostemon, G. sibiricum, G. wlassowianum, G. wilfordi, Jasminum mesnyi, J. nudiflorum, Hippophae rhamnoides, Lappa communis, L. edulis, L major, L. minor, Lonicera acuminata,... 

Compounds isolated from Dodonaea viscosa exerted smooth muscle relaxing properties [246]. Among them ent-l5, 16-epoxy-9 H-labdanel3 (16) 14diene-3/3, 8a-diol inhibited the contractions of guinea-pig ileum evoked by acetylcholine, histamine, and barium chloride or electrically induced contractions. 

Ahmad VU, Fatima I, Fatima A (1987) The Sapogenins from Dodonaea viscosa. Fitoterapia 58 361... 

Southern Tropical Thom Forests (200 m) Acacia sps, Albizia sps, Canthium sps, Capparis sps, Dodonaea viscosa etc It has three layered vegetation, such as the tree canopy, the undergrowth and the ground cover... 

Three modified clerodanes 9, 10 and 11 were extracted from Dodonaea viscosa. These compounds have been proposed as hypothetical intermediates in the biosynthesis of diterpenes containing bicyclo[5.4.0]undecane or bicyclo[5.3.0]decane ring systems <01T2981>. Three furoclerodanes, namely 12-epi-Teukotschyn, teughrebin and 12-epi-... 

The Australian hop bush, Dodonaea viscosa—which is also distributed across parts of Oceania, Africa, Southern Asia and Central America—is a rich source of diterpenoids, some of which are pharmacologically active. Ent-labdanes such as hautriwaic add have been shown to produce spasmolytic effects on isolated guinea-pig ileum, involving interference with calcium influx into the smooth muscle cells (Mata et al. 1997). Current attention is focused on a new subtype of clerodane diterpenes to be isolated, known as methyl dodonates (Ortega et al. 2001). 

Mata, R., Rivero-Cruz, J. F. and Rojas, A. 1997, Smooth muscle-relaxing constituents of Dodonaea viscosa (Sapindaceae) and Conyza filaginoides (Asteraceae). Chemistry, biological and pharmacological properties of medicinal plants from the Americas , Proceedings of the lOCD/CYTED Symposium, Panama City. 

Ortego, A., Garcia, P. E., Cardenas, J., Mancera, C., Marquina, S., Garduno, M. L. C. and Maldonado, E. 2001, Methyl dodonates, a new type of diterpenes with a modified clerodane skeleton from Dodonaea viscosa, Tetrahedon 57 2981-2989. 

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