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Flacourtia jangomas

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Scientific Name: Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch.
Family: Salicaceae Mirb.
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus: Flacourtia Comm. ex L Her.
Fruiting Season: June-July
Fruting Condition: Ripe
  • Southern plateau and Hills Region & East Coast Plains and Hills Region
  • Eastern Himalayan Region
  • Southern plateau and Hills Region & West Coast Plains and Ghat Region
  • West Coast Plains and Ghat Region & East Coast Plains and Hills Region

Andhra Pradesh : Kanji, Kanji, Kuragayi, Kuragayi, Kuski, Kuski, Mullumaana, Mullumaana
Assam : Finel, Finel, Look-looki, Look-looki, Paniyol, Paniyol, Poniol, Poniol
Karnataka : Chanchali Mara, Chanchali Mara, Chankali, Chankali
Tamil Nadu : Acatam, Acatam, Catapattiram, Catapattiram, Cukotaram, Cukotaram, Pattirakkiyam, Pattirakkiyam
Compound/Chemical Immunomodulatory Activity Pathway Immunomodulatory Marker
Fruit extractAntioxidant acitvityThe fruit extract shows radical scavenging activity via DPPH analysis.[2][3]
Fruit extractHepatoprotective activityThe findings of the study suggests that the methanolic Extract of F. jangomas (Lour.) shows hepatoprotective activities in Paracetamol induced HepG2 cell line by the decrease in AST and ALT activities and LDH and MDA levels.[4]
Major Class Metabolites
CoumarinBeta-sitosterol(Fruit)
DiterpeneQuercetin(Fruit)
Fatty AcidsVanillin(Fruit), Lauric acid(Fruit), Myrcene(Fruit)
FlavonoidHydnocarpic acid(Fruit), Myristic acid(Fruit), beta-Bisabolene(Fruit)
LignanChaulmoogric acid(Fruit)
LimonoidOstruthin(Fruit), Ramontoside(Fruit)
Phenolic glucoside esterRutin(Fruit)
Phenolic glycosideFlacourtin(Fruit)
Salicinoid Phenolic glycosideLuteolin(Fruit)
SteroidIsovaleric acid(Fruit)
Traditional Practice Diseases Plant Part Additional Knowledge
LeafFig leaf tea is a natural and safe therapeutic option for Atopic Dermatitis.[6]
CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India