Plant Details

Accepted name:: Brucea javanica (L.) Merr. [Simaroubaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aanwala	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
abelor	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
amil	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
amilo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
arkhar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balaniog	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013)
bhakari	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhaki amilo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhakiamilo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhangil	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
biji makassar	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
bitter pepper	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
brucea	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
bruceae fructus	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
buah makasar	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bulah makassar	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
cherek jantan	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chinese sumac	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chugo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chuk amilo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
damli thnang	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013)
damphela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dee khan	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013)
deshmeel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dudhe bhalayo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
embalau	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
embalau betina	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
embalau padang	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
false sumac	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
fructus bruceae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
gallsumak	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
habelur	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hempedu beruang	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hiàng yǐng	Other	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
iseba	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
isi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
japanese galls	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
java brucea	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
java brucea fruit	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
javanische brucea	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
k'u-shen-tzu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ka chaplak	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013)
kaputu gedi	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kho sam	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ko-sam	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kosam	Other	Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
kursinglo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kusam seeds	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kusheng-tzu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kusum	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kwinkwina	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
kǔ zhēn zǐ	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lada barau	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lada pahit	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lǎo yā dǎn	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
macassar kernels	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
macasser kernel	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
mahada	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
malau	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mara	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
melada	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
melada pahit	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
muruk	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nepalese sumac	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nha dàm tùr	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
nkenkina	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
pedada	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pramat minus	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013)
raat cha dat	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
raat dat	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ratcha dat	Other	Pl. Used in Phatthalung Province, Thailand (Maneenoon et al., 2015)
ratchadat	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
rusi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sarai pusur	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
serajat	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sisek manek	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
suntang hutan	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
supchun	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sàu dau rùng	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
tanghrilchyor	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
thaksin	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tibro	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tibu	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tipru	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
titta kohomba	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
xoan rùng	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ya dan zi	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011)
ya tan tzu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ya-dan-zi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
yadanzi	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
yadãnzi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
yā dǎn zǐ	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yā dǎn zǐ yè	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yādănzǐ	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
ɔ yán giáng	Other	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
කපුටු ගෙඩි	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
තිත්ත කොහොඹ	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
老鸦胆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
老鸦胆叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
老鸦胆根	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
苦榛子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
鴉胆子	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
鸦胆子	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011)
鸦胆子叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
鸭胆子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit	dried ripe fruit	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
leaves, bark, fruits and seeds		Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
Seed		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Fruits		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
leaves, roots		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
seeds		Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
fruit, kernel		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
fruit, seed		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Fruit		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
fruits		Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 16 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Brucea amarissima (Lour.) Meyen ex Walp. in Meyen, Observ. Bot.: 322 (1843).
Brucea sumatrana Roxb. Hort. Bengal.: 12 (1814).
Rhus javanica L. Sp. Pl.: 265 (1753).
Ailanthus gracilis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 171 (1796), nom. superfl.
Brucea glabrata Decne. Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 447 (1834).
Brucea gracilis DC. Prodr. 2: 88 (1825), nom. superfl.
Brucea sumatrana var. cambodiana Lecomte Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 698 (1911).
Brucea sumatrensis Spreng. Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 90 (1815).
Gonus amarissimus Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 658 (1790).
Lussa amarissima (Lour.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 104 (1891).
Rhus affinis Wall. Numer. List: n.° 995 (1829), not validly publ.
Rhus bucki-amela Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2: 99 (1824).
Rhus bucki-amelam Roxb. Hort. Bengal.: 22 (1814), nom. nud.
Rhus bucku-amela Wall. ex Lindl. in J.C.Loudon, Encycl. Pl.: 226 (1829).
Rhus fastuosa Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 170 (1796).
Tetradium amarissimum (Lour.) Poir. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 53: 293 (1828).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Brucea amarissima	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Brucea amarissima Desv.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Brucea amarissima Desvaux	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Brucea javanica	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. Used in Phatthalung Province, Thailand (Maneenoon et al., 2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Brucea javanica (L.) Merrill	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 3. (2013)
Brucea javanica (Linn.) Merr.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Brucea sumatrana	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Brucea sumatrana Roxb.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Rhus javanica L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Rhus javanica Linnaeus	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Rhus javanica Thunb.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

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