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| CAMPECHE |
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Haematoxylum
Species: campechianum
Common Names: Bois Campeche, Campeche, Campechier,
Kampes Agaci, Logwood, Palo De
Campeche
Part Used: Bark, Leaves |  |
| DESCRIPTION |
Properties/Actions |
Anodyne, Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory, Antiparasitic,
Antiseptic, Astringent, Depurative, Hemostat, Tonic |
Phytochemicals |
Acetic-acid, Ellagic-acidrol, Ethyl-gallate, Haematoxylin,
Haematoxylol-a, Myricetin, Oxalic-acid, Phlobaphane, Quercetin, Resin,
Tannin, Tetra-o-methylhematoxylol-b |
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| ETHNOBOTANY WORLDWIDE USES (1-5) |
China |
Amenorrhea, Anodyne, Circulation, Decoagulant, Puerperium,
Swelling, Trauma |
Elsewhere |
Astringent, Bactericide, Bedsore, Cancer, Depurative, Diarrhea,
Dysentery, Gangrene |
Haiti |
Abortive, Amenorrhea, Anemia, Antiseptic, Diarrhea, Dysentery,
Hemostat, Leucorrhea, Sore, Sprains, Trauma, Toothache |
India |
Astringent, Dysentery, Diarrhea, Dyspepsia, Leucorrhea, Tonic |
Mexico |
Astringent, Amenorrhea, Anemia, Antiparastic, Dysentery, Diarrhea,
Hematochezia, Tuberculosis |
Turkey |
Astringent, Hemostat |
Venezuela |
Astringent, Diarrhea |
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Footnotes:
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- Beckstrom-Sternberg, S., and Duke, JA, Ethnobotany Database, Agricultural
Research Service, USDA
- Ponce-Macotela, M., et.al., In Vitro Antigiardiasic Activity of Plant
Extracts. Rev Invest Clin 46 5: 343-347 (1994)
- Weninger, B, et.al., Plants of Haiti Used as Antifertility Agents. J
Ethnopharmacol 6 1: 67-84 (1982)
- Ishikura, N., Flavonol Glycosides in the Flowers of Hibiscus mutabilis F.
Versicolor. Agr Biol Chem 46 : 1705-1706 (1982)
- Weninger, B, et.al., Popular Medicine of the Central Plateau of Haiti. 2.
Ethnopharmacological Inventory. J Ethnopharmacol 17 1: 13-30 (1986)
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| QUOTED REFERENCES |
From Encyclopedia Britannica Online:
"logwood: (species
Haematoxylon campechianum), tree of the pea family (Fabaceae), native to
Central America and the West Indies. The name is sometimes applied also to
Condalia obovata, a tree of the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae) native to
southwestern North America. H. campechianum grows 9-15 m (30-50 feet) tall and
has a short, crooked trunk. The leaves are pinnately compound
(feather-formed), with rather oval leaflets. The small yellow flowers grow in
a cluster from the leaf axil (upper angle between branch and leaf stem). The
wood is heavy and extremely hard. A black dye, also called logwood, is
obtained from the heartwood."
The following is
excerpted from the 9th edition (1882) of the Encyclopedia
Britannica:
"Logwood is a valuable dyewood, leguminous, native of
Central America. The tree attains a height not exceeding 40 feet. It is said
to be ready for felling when about 8 years old. The wood, deprived of its bark
and sap-wood, is sent the market in the form of large blocks and billets. It
is very hard and dense, and exteriorally has a dark brownish red.colour. The
best qualities come from Campeachy, but is obtained there only in small
quantity. A large export trade of logwood of good quality is carried on from
Honduras and Jamaica. The wood was introduced into Europe as a dyeing
substance soon after the discovery of America, but for many years (from 1581
to 1662) its use in England was prohibited by legislative enactment on account
of the interior dyes which at first were produced by its employment. The
chemical reaction of heamatoxylin is extremely rapid and delicate, rendering
that body a valuable laboratory test for alkalis. Logwood is prepared for use
by dyers, etc., in the form of chips and raspings and as a solid brittle black
extract. Chipped logwood is moistened with water and spread in thin layers
until a gentle fermentation sets up, whereby, under the influence of liberated
ammonia, haematoxylin is formed from the glucoside. By exposure to air,
through repeated turnings of the mass, haematein is developed from the
haematoxylin, and the chips gradually become coated with the brilliant
metallic green crystals of haematein. Logwood extract (haematein), largely
used in calico [cotton dress material printing, is obtained from the chips
that are oxidized by the haematein, by lixiviation (leaching), the solution
being concentrated at as low a temperature as possible. Logwood is also used
for dying woolen goods, in which it produces with various mordants, shades of
blue, from a light lavender to a dense blueblack. Logwood blacks assume a
bright red tint by the action of dilute acids, a test by which they can
readily be distinguished from aniline dyes and other fast blacks. Logwood is
also largely used in the preparation of ink and to a small extent in medicine.
The imports of logwood into the United Kingdom during the year 1880 amounted
to 69,290 tons, estimated value of which was 192,392 pounds sterling." |
| Clinical References & Abstracts |
- Kandil FE, Gallotannins and flavonoids from Haematoxylon campechianum.
Phytochemistry 42(4), 1243-1245 (1996)
- Giorgio A, A new method of cytological staining Quad Sclavo Diagn 14(2),
284-288 (1978)
- Hikino H, Antiinflammatory principles of Caesalpinia sappan wood and of
Haematoxylon campechianum wood. Planta Med 31(3), 214-220 (1977)
- Tucker EJ, Haematoxylon dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide used in recurrent
neoplasms. Int Surg 49(6), 516-527 (1968) Planta Med 1977 May;31(3):214-220
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| Biological Activities for Extracts of Haematoxylum
Campechianum |
Chemical Study on Haematoxylon campechianum: a
Sweet Principle and New Dibenz[b,d]oxocin Derivatives. Masuda, H Chem Pharm Bull
39 6: 1382-1384 (1991):
Haematoxylum campechianum (Leguminosae)
Dried Heartwood Mexico Sweetening Effect * Wood * Oral * Human Adult * * Conc
Used Undiluted / * Active *
Detection of Antituberculous Activity in Plant Extracts. Grange, JM J
Appl Bacteriol 68 6: 587-591 (1990):
Haematoxylum campechianum
(Leguminosae) Part Not Specified Antimycobacterial Activity * Etoh(95%)Ext * *
Broth Culture * Conc Used Not Stated / *Active
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
H37RVTMC 102 : the Extract Was Used in a Dilution of 1:40.
In Vitro Antigiardiasic Activity of Plant Extracts. Ponce-Macotela,
M., Rev Invest Clin 46 5: 343-347 (1994)
Haematoxylum campechianum
(Leguminosae) Part Not Specified Mexico Antigiardiasis Activity * Decoction * *
Conc Used 60.0 Mg/ml * Active * * Giardia intestinalis |
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