Sterculia urens - Wikipedia
Sterculia urens is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India and has been introduced into Burma. A small to medium-sized tree with a pale-coloured trunk, it is commonly known as the bhutyā (भुत्या) in Marathi (meaning "ghost tree"), kulu, Indian tragacanth, gum karaya, katira, sterculia gum or kateera gum. [2]
Sterculia: Laxative Uses, Side Effects, Warnings - MedicineNet
2023年2月1日 · Sterculia, also known as karaya gum, is a natural dietary fiber extracted from Sterculia urens tree, native to India, and purified for use as a laxative. Sterculia is used to relieve occasional constipation and to maintain regularity of bowel movements.
Sterculia urens - Useful Tropical Plants - The Ferns
2024年10月13日 · Sterculia urens is a deciduous tree growing from 9 - 15 metres tall [ 418. ]. The tree usually has a clean, crooked, short bole that can be up to 2 metres in diameter [ 303. ]. Sterculia urens is the main source of 'Karaya Gum', used commercially in foods, as a medicine and for industrial purposes.
A review on Sterculia urens Roxb.: a boon to the livelihood for …
2019年4月1日 · Sterculia urens is deciduous forest tree which occurs in desert zones and is native to Asia, including tropical Indian subcontinent, Northern and Central India, Indian west coast, dry forest regions of Burma & Sri Lanka and has been the main source of gum (Verbeken et al., 2003; Nussinovitch, 2009; Sivaraj et al., 2017).
Sterculia urens - Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
Sterculia urens. First published in Pl. Coromandel 1: 25 (1795) This species is accepted. The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. Taxonomy. Images. General information. Distribution.
A review on Sterculia urens Roxb.: a boon to the livelihood for …
2019年4月1日 · Sterculia urens is a vanishing non timber tree species of India, known for its gum exudates having high worldwide trade value and hence needs to be protected for its sustainable supply in nature. In present research, an efficient regeneration protocol is standardized using cotyledonary node of Sterculia urens (Gum Karaya) seedlings.
In vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Sterculia urens ...
2020年7月31日 · Sterculia urens Roxb. is highly exploited for karaya gum due to commercial demand but remained unexplored for its pharmacological values. This work shows various secondary metabolites, phenolic content, antioxidant, and antimicrobial potential of S. urens root.
Insight into novel inhibitors from Sterculia urens against Cholera …
2023年9月5日 · In the present study, 53 phytocompounds of S. urens were screened against the promising target ToxT of V. cholerae employing structure-based drug design approach that revealed three lead compounds, viz., 4,4,5,8-Tetramethylchroman-2-ol (-8.2 kcal/mol), Beta-Bisabolol (-8.2 kcal/mol) and Ledol (-8.7 kcal/mol) with satisfactory ADMET properties ...
Activities of antioxidant systems during germination of Sterculia urens ...
2021年7月2日 · Over-exploitation of Sterculia urens tree for gum production and poor seed germination made this species becoming extinct. In the present study the activities of SOD, POD, CAT, phenols and proteins has been studied during various stages of seed germination in Sterculia urens.
Sterculia urens Roxb. | Species - India Biodiversity Portal
Description. Habit: Tree. G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. Habit: A large deciduous tree, upto 15m. Keystone Foundation. Bark thick and fibrous, bluish green and pinkish, smooth, outer coat peels off as thin transparent layer.