Sterculia Foetida
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Other Names : Sterculia foetida, Stinky sterculia, Wild Indian Almond, wild almond, Peon, Poon Tree, bastard poon tree, Hazel Sterculia, Java Olive, Skunk Tree, Jungli Badam; Kudrapdukku, Pinari, Kokaru, Kukar, Goldhar.
A soft wooded tree that can grow up to 115 feet tall. It was described in 1753 by Carolus Linnaeus. The origin of the name of the bad-smelling Sterculia genus comes from the Roman god, Sterquilinus, who was the god of ferilizer or manure.
Special Precautions of Sterculia Foetida
Benefits and uses of Sterculia Foetida are
Sterculic oil may aid in the treatment of certain Metabolic disorders :
- Obesity : a study published in the journal Obesity in 2013 found that obese rats fed a sterculic-oil-enriched diet for ten weeks experienced improvements in metabolic health. Study results showed that treatment with sterculic oil led to a decrease in SCD1 activity, which appeared to help regulate blood sugar, reduce abdominal fat, and lower cholesterol levels.
- Diabetes : a study published in ISRN Endocrinology in 2012 found that mice given sterculic oil for nine weeks had a decrease in liver inflammation and an improvement in insulin tolerance (a key marker of metabolic health).
- a study published in ISRN Endocrinology in 2012 found that mice given sterculic oil for nine weeks had a decrease in liver inflammation and an improvement in insulin tolerance (a key marker of metabolic health).
