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Parkinsonia aculeata
Tropical tree used in folk medicine across Africa, Asia, and Americas for fever and malaria.
Parkinsonia aculeata (Jerusalem thorn) is a tropical tree used in traditional medicine across Africa, Asia, and the Americas primarily for fever and malaria. Its bark and leaves contain parkinsoniine, flavonoids, alkaloids, and tannins, which contribute to its antimalarial, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Evidence is limited to preliminary studies and traditional use.
The antimalarial activity is attributed to parkinsoniine and related alkaloids that may inhibit heme polymerization in Plasmodium parasites, similar to chloroquine. Flavonoids and tannins reduce fever by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways, thereby decreasing prostaglandin synthesis. Anti-inflammatory effects involve modulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-6, as well as antioxidant activity via free radical scavenging.
Tropical tree used in folk medicine across Africa, Asia, and Americas for fever and malaria.
Parkinsonia aculeata (Jerusalem thorn) is a tropical tree used in traditional medicine across Africa, Asia, and the Americas primarily for fever and malaria. Its bark and leaves contain parkinsoniine, flavonoids, alkaloids, and tannins, which contribute to its antimalarial, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Evidence is limited to preliminary studies and traditional use.
The antimalarial activity is attributed to parkinsoniine and related alkaloids that may inhibit heme polymerization in Plasmodium parasites, similar to chloroquine. Flavonoids and tannins reduce fever by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways, thereby decreasing prostaglandin synthesis. Anti-inflammatory effects involve modulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-6, as well as antioxidant activity via free radical scavenging.