Fibraurea_tinctoria

<i>Fibraurea tinctoria</i>

Fibraurea tinctoria

Species of plant

Fibraurea tinctoria is a species of flowering plant[1] native to South Asia, where it grows in wet tropical areas between India and the Philippines.[2] It is considered locally common.[3] It fruits in April and May, producing yellow-orange drupes.[3] Common names for this plant include yellow root (East Kalimantan), akar palo[what language is this?] (Aceh), and akar kuning[what language is this?] (Central Kalimantan).[4]

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Research

The plant is used in Indonesian traditional medicine, primarily because it contains berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid under preliminary research to identify its possible properties.[5][better source needed]

During a field observation, a male Sumatran orangutan, known to researchers as Rakus, chewed vine leaves and applied the masticated plant material to an open wound on his face.[4] According to primatologists who had been observing Rakus at a nature preserve, "Five days later the facial wound was closed, while within a few weeks it had healed, leaving only a small scar".[4][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Fibraurea tinctoria". iNaturalist. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Fibraurea tinctoria Lour". Plants of the World Online. kew.org. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Fibraurea tinctoria Lour". World Flora Online (WFO). 2024. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. [4]
    Laumer, Isabelle B.; Rahman, Arif; Rahmaeti, Tri; et al. (2 May 2024). "Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan". Scientific Reports. 14 (1): 8932. Bibcode:2024NatSR..14.8932L. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-58988-7. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 11066025. PMID 38698007.
  5. [5]
    Purwaningsih, Indah; Maksum, Iman Permana; Sumiarsa, Dadan; et al. (29 January 2023). "A Review of Fibraurea tinctoria and Its Component, Berberine, as an Antidiabetic and Antioxidant". Molecules. 28 (3): 1294. doi:10.3390/molecules28031294. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 9919506. PMID 36770960.
  6. [6]
    Davis, Nicola (2 May 2024). "Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.


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