Celastrus paniculatus

Celastrus paniculatus
	Fruits
Scientific classification
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Species:	Template:Taxonomy/CelastrusC. paniculatus
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/CelastrusCelastrus paniculatus; Willd.
Synonyms
	Celastrus dependens Wall.

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Seeds

Celastrus paniculatus is a woody liana commonly known as black oil plant, climbing staff tree, and intellect tree (Sanskrit: jyotishmati ज्योतीष्मती, Hindi: mal-kangani माल-कांगनी, Chinese: deng you teng 灯油藤).^[1]^[2]^[3] This climbing shrub grows throughout India at elevations up to 1,800 m (5,900 ft).^[1]^[4]

C. paniculatus is a deciduous vine with stems up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter and 6 m (20 ft) long with rough, pale brown exfoliating bark covered densely with small, elongated lenticles. The leaves are simple, broad, and oval, obovate or elliptic in shape, with toothed margins.^[1]^[2]

Traditional medicine[edit]

Oil from the seeds is used as a traditional medicine in Indian Unani and Ayurvedic medicine.^[1]^[5]

Poisonous relative[edit]

Celastrus paniculatus has a relative that grows in the United States that is poisonous (Celastrus orbiculatus), so identifying this plant carefully can be important.

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Premila, M. S. (2006). Ayurvedic Herbs: A Clinical Guide to the Healing Plants of Traditional Indian Medicine. New York: Haworth Press. ISBN 978-0-7890-1768-0.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 H. F. Macmillan (1989). Handbook of Tropical Plants. Columbia, Mo: South Asia Books. ISBN 978-81-7041-177-2.
↑ Putz, Francis E.; Mooney, Harold A. (1991). The Biology of vines. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39250-1.
↑ Zhixiang Zhang, Michele Funston: Celastrus, in Flora of China, Vol. 11
↑ Chopra, R. N. (1994). Indigenous Drugs of india. Kolkata: Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-81-85086-80-4.

External links[edit]

Caldecott, Todd (2006). Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life. Elsevier/Mosby. ISBN 978-0-7234-3410-8. Contains a detailed monograph on Celastrus paniculatus (Jyotishmati) as well as a discussion of health benefits and usage in clinical practice.
Bhanumathy, M.; Harish, M. S.; Shivaprasad, H. N.; Sushma, G. (Mar 2010). "Nootropic activity of Celastrus paniculatus seed". Pharmaceutical Biology. 48 (3): 324–7. doi:10.3109/13880200903127391. PMID 20645820.
Kanti Rekha, M K Bhan, S S Balyan and A K Dhar: Cultivation prospects of endangered species Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

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[Premila2006-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Premila, M. S. (2006). Ayurvedic Herbs: A Clinical Guide to the Healing Plants of Traditional Indian Medicine. New York: Haworth Press. ISBN 978-0-7890-1768-0.

[Macmillan1989-2] 2.0 ^2.1 H. F. Macmillan (1989). Handbook of Tropical Plants. Columbia, Mo: South Asia Books. ISBN 978-81-7041-177-2.

[Putz1991-3] Putz, Francis E.; Mooney, Harold A. (1991). The Biology of vines. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39250-1.

[zhang-4] Zhixiang Zhang, Michele Funston: Celastrus, in Flora of China, Vol. 11

[Chopra-5] Chopra, R. N. (1994). Indigenous Drugs of india. Kolkata: Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-81-85086-80-4.

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