This plant is a big tree that grows to about 8–15 m high. Its leaves are thick, smooth and oval in shape, about 8–12 cm long and 4–5 cm wide, with reddish petioles about 0.5–1.0 cm long. The plant has droopingraceme of up to 50 cm long, with numerous large, white flowers. Its fruit is oval-shaped and about 3 cm long, with 1 seed inside.[4]
Research on this plant has reported a number of medicinal uses, including antitumor (seed extract),[5] antibiotic,[6] inhibition of growth ofHelicobacter pylori,[7] antinociceptive activity[8] and antifungal activity.[9][10]
The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia’ records that "In India an extract or juice is obtained from the leaves of this tree which, when mixed with oil, is used in native [sic.] practice for eruptions of the skin. The kernels powdered and prepared with sago and butter, are used in diarrhoea; mixed with milk they produce vomiting (Treasury of Botany). The root is bitter, and is said to be similar to Cinchona, but also cooling and aperient. (Drury)."[11]
Oleanane-type isomerictriterpenoids:-racemosol A (1) [22alpha-acetoxy-3beta,15alpha,16alpha,21beta-tetrahydroxy-28-(2-methylbutyryl)olean-12-ene] and isoracemosol A (2) [21beta-acetoxy-3beta,15alpha,16alpha,28-tetrahydroxy-22alpha-(2-methylbutyryl)olean-12-ene].[15]
^abTanaka, Yoshitaka; Van Ke, Nguyen (2007).Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden. Thailand: Orchid Press. p. 88.ISBN978-9745240896.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
^Samanta S.K.; Bhattacharya K.; Mandal C.; Pal B.C. (2010). "Identification and quantification of the active component quercetin 3-O-rutinoside from Barringtonia racemosa, targets mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in acute lymphoblastic leukemia".Journal of Asian Natural Products Research.12 (8):639–48.doi:10.1080/10286020.2010.489040.PMID20706898.S2CID41871403.
^Bhamarapravati S; Pendland SL; Mahady GB (2003). "Extracts of spice and food plants from Thai traditional medicine inhibit the growth of the human carcinogenHelicobacter pylori".In Vivo.17 (6):541–4.PMID14758718.
^Deraniyagala SA; Ratnasooriya WD; Goonasekara CL (2003). "Antinociceptive effect and toxicological study of the aqueous bark extract of Barringtonia racemosa on rats".Journal of Ethnopharmacology.86 (1):21–6.doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00015-1.PMID12686437.
^Vijaya Bharathi R.; Jerad Suresh A.; Thirumal M.; Sriram L.; Geetha Lakshmi S.; Kumudhaveni B. (2010). "Antibacterial and antifungal screening on various leaf extracts of Barringtonia acutangula".International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences.1 (4):407–410.
^Sahoo S.; Panda P.K.; Behera P.S.; Mishra S.R.; Ellaiah P. (2008). "Antifungal activity of Barringtonia acutangula against selected human pathogenic fungi".Indian Drugs.45 (1):26–30.
^Chemical constituents of mangrove plant Barringtonia racemosa]. [Chinese] Sun HY. Long LJ. Wu J. Zhong Yao Cai. 29(7):671-2, 2006 Jul.
^Yang Y, Deng Z, Proksch P, Lin W (2006). "Two new 18-en-oleane derivatives from marine mangrove plant, Barringtonia racemosa".Pharmazie.61 (4):365–6.PMID16649558.
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