Tintidika
Rhus parviflora
Tintidika (Rhus parviflora) is a plant drug, from the Anacardiaceae family. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India identifies Tintidika as Rhus parviflora Roxb., using the aerial part. Some texts use the same name for tamarind (Tamarindus indica), which is a different plant.
| Botanical name | Rhus parviflora |
|---|---|
| Identity source | Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. V: TINTIDIKAH (Aerial Part) |
| Also called | Tamarindus indica (nomenclatural synonym) |
| Currently accepted name | Searsia parviflora (Roxb.) F.A.Barkley, the name above is treated as a synonym by GBIF; both are in use |
| Family | Anacardiaceae · other entries in this family |
| Order | Sapindales |
| Taxon identifiers | GBIF 3662246 · Wikidata Q50867307 · NCBI Taxonomy 1565472 |
The evidence at a glance
5papers on this site for this drug, published 2011 to 2013, every one with a DOI.
- 5Laboratory and animal studies
A count is not a conclusion and a tier is a study design, not a verdict. Everything listed here is laboratory or animal work, which does not show an effect in people.true See the research index for how papers are tiered.
Names and identification
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Tintidika |
| Latin/Botanical | Rhus parviflora Roxb. |
| Part used | Aerial part (Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India) |
Some texts use the name Tintidika for tamarind (Tamarindus indica). This page follows the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia, which identifies Tintidika as Rhus parviflora, and nothing on it describes tamarind.
Published research
Literature indexed in PubMed that concerns this subject, grouped by study type. A paper appearing here is a record of what has been published, not evidence that the subject works, and laboratory or animal results do not transfer to people. Study titles link to PubMed so you can read the source rather than take our word.
Laboratory and animal studies5
- 2013. Anti-HIV-1 activity, protease inhibition and safety profile of extracts prepared from Rhus parvifloraBMC complementary and alternative medicine. PMID 24059266 · doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-158
- 2013. Phenolic components from Rhus parviflora fruits and their inhibitory effects on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophagesNatural product research. PMID 23822726 · doi:10.1080/14786419.2013.814050
- 2013. Potential neuroprotective flavonoid-based inhibitors of CDK5/p25 from Rhus parvifloraBioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters. PMID 23927974 · doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.07.020
- 2012. Rhus parviflora and its biflavonoid constituent, rhusflavone, induce sleep through the positive allosteric modulation of GABA(A)-benzodiazepine receptorsJournal of ethnopharmacology. PMID 22579675 · doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.04.047
- 2011. Ethnomedicinal and ecological status of plants in Garhwal Himalaya, IndiaJournal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine. PMID 22011477 · doi:10.1186/1746-4269-7-32
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