Sterculia foetida (Bwa-kaka) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Sterculia foetida (Bwa-kaka) — family Sterculiacées.

This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 12 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The monograph draws on 57 scientific references recorded for the species.

Therapeutic indications in alcoholic extraction:

Note: scientific reference excerpts are kept in their original language (most often English), without translation, to respect the source text of publications.

1. Pain, hyperalgesia : Plant part used: Seed. Documented pharmacological profile: Aspirine-like.
   Selon Popeta RD (2016) : The present study intended to evaluate analgesic activity of ethanolic extract of SF flowers. The seeds of SF have been reported to have analgesic & anti-inflammatory activity.
2. Psychotic state : Plant part used: Sheet. Documented pharmacological profile: Chlorpromazine-like, Largactil-like.
3. Osteoarthritis, arthritis, rheumatism, oedema : Plant part used: Sheet. Documented pharmacological profile: Indometacine-like.
   Selon Uddin I (2016) : In carrageenan induced rat paw edema model methanolic extract of SF bark (MESF) 1000 mg/kg showed highly significant anti-edematogenic effect at 3rd hr with % oedema inhibition of 50%. Anti-inflammatory activity was tested against carrageenan induced rat paw edema. Selon Mujumdar A (2000) : The extract also exhibited significant antiinflammatory activity in the acute carrageenan-induced rat paw edema & the chronic granuloma pouch models.

Further indications (including other extraction modes where applicable), dosages, precautions for use and full scientific references are available in the complete monograph.

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