DIVI DIVI CAESALPINIA BONDUC

DIVI-DIVI (Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.) ++

Synonyms :
Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Fleming, C. crista auct. Amer., Guilandina bonduc L.,

G. bonducella L.
Activities (Divi-Divi) :
Abortifacient (f; WO2); Anthelminthic (1; HHB); Antipyretic (1; HHB; PH2; WO2); Antispasmodic (f; EFS); Astringent (1; HHB); Diuretic (1; EFS; WO2); Emollient (1; WO2); Filaricide (f; ABS); Fungicide (1; WO2); Hemostat (f; HHB); Rubefacient (f; WO2); Tonic (f; HHB; PH2); Vermifuge (1; ABS; EFS).

Indications (Divi-Divi) :
Asthma (f; HHB); Bleeding (1; HHB; WO2); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, scrotum (f; JLH); Convulsion (f; WO2); Cramp (f; EFS); Dermatosis (f; WO2); Diabetes (f; EFS); Diarrhea (1; HHB; WO2); Encephalosis (f; WO2); Fever (1; HHB; PH2; WO2); Fracture (f; WO2); Fungus (1; WO2); Hydrocele (f; WO2); Infection (1; WO2); Leukorrhea (f; WO2); Malaria (f; HHB); Mycosis (1; WO2); Orchosis (f; JLH); Otosis (f; WO2); Rheumatism (f; WO2); Sore (f; WO2); Water Retention (1; EFS; WO2); Worm (1; ABS; EFS; HHB).

Dosages (Divi-Divi) :
Up to 1 g mixed with pepper as tonic (HHB).

Contraindications, Indications, and Side Effects (Divi-Divi) :
Not covered (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2).

Extracts (Divi-Divi) :
Fatty acid triglycerides (octadeca-4-enoic-, octadeca-2,4-dienoic-, palmitic-, and stearic-acids) are macrofilaricidal (from kernels of C. bonduc seed). Crude ethanol extracts were active against Litomosoides carinii in the cotton rat. Most or all activity was in the n-hexane soluble fraction. Orally, it killed nearly 95% of the microfilariae at a dose of 1 g/kg/×5 days (Rastogi et al., 1996).