Cannonball Tree

Other Names : Couroupita guianensis

health benefits and Uses of Cannonball Tree

• anti-inflammatory : Couroupita guianensis fractions have anti-inflammatory effect, partly due to a reduction on cell migration and a inhibition on cytokines and inflammatory mediators production.

References

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23313951
• PubMed:Antioxidant & anticancer activities of isatin (1H-indole-2,3-dione), isolated from the flowers of Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

PubMed:Antimicrobial, antimycobacterial and antibiofilm properties of Couroupita guianensis Aubl. fruit extract. PubMed:Protective effect against oxygen reactive species and skin fibroblast stimulation of Couroupita guianensis leaf extracts. PubMed:Antinociceptive activity of fractions from Couroupita guianensis Aubl. leaves.