Tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum) – the African, Asian ... (Calophyllum inophyllum UNCORRECTED PROOF) – the African, Asian, Polynesian and Paciﬁc Panacea A.C.Dweck andT.Meadowsy

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OFTamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum) – the African,

Asian, Polynesian and Pacific Panacea

A. C. Dweck� and T. Meadowsy�Dweck Data,8 Merri¢eld Road, Ford, Salisbury,Wiltshire, SP46DF, UKand yConcentrated Aloe Corporation,123 North Orchard Street, #4AOrmond Beach, FL 32174, USA

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Introduction

The beauty of some plants is that they occur in theethnopharmacyand folklore of more than one coun-try and so we are able to make comparisons betweenthe ways in which that plant has been used medi-cinally and culturally. This species of Calophyllumhas proved that its virtues not only withstand thescrutiny of independent traditional use, but also canbe proven in modern in vivo studies to be as e¡ectiveas its legend suggested.The chemistry is complex and unusual, perhaps

helping to explain some of the impressive physiolo-gical actions possessed by this plant.

Botanical names

Calophyllum inophyllum Linn (Syn. Calophyllum bin-tagor Roxb.) (Guttiferae). It is a member of the man-gosteen family.Mesua ferrea Linn has also been seenas an alternative Latin name.

Common names

Known in English as Alexandrian Laurel, Tamanu,Pannay Tree, Sweet Scented Calophyllum. The woodused to be sold in London as ‘Borneo Mahagany’.

Bag: Dankaan. Bengali: Punnang. Bombay: Undi.Burmese: Pongnyet. Can: Surahonnae, Namaeru.Cutch: Udi. Duk: Oondi. Hindi: Undi, Surpan, Surpu-nka, Sultan Champa. Ilk: Bitaog, Pamitaogen. Kon:Undee-phal. Mag: Langkagan. Mah: Undag, Pumag,Surangi, Nagchampa. Mal: Cherupuna, Ponnakum,Bettan. Ponna. Neg: Batarau, Palo Maria. Pamp:Bitaog. Pang: Bitaoi. Sanskrit: Punnaga,Namaeruak,Panchakaeshera, Nagachampa, Nameru, Punnaga,Purasakeshara, Surangai,Tungakeshara. Sbl: Bitaog.Sinhalese: Domba, Dombagaha, Teldomba, Sultan-champa. Sul:Tambotambok.Tag: Bangkalan, Bitaog,Bitok, Butalau, Bitong, Dagkalan, Dangkalan, PaloMaria de Playa.Tamil: Nagam,Nameru, Pinmai,Pun-nagam, Punnai, Punnagum, Punnaivirai. Pinnay.Tel. Pumagamu, Ponnvittulu, Ponnachettu. Hawai-ian: Kamani.

Habitat

Bitaog (as it is most usually called) is found through-out the Philippines along the seashores. It is nativeto Tropical Asia and its geographical distributionarea also includes Melanesia and Polynesia. It growsnear the sea coast throughout India. In French Poly-nesia, theTamanu tree is widespread on most of theislands. It grows primarily in the coral sands and onthe sea shore, although specimens may be found invalleys. Its seeds sprout easily in muddy and salinesoils. The Motu (coral reefs), which surround the vol-canic islands, are covered with Tamanu trees; theyare very much appreciated for their fragrant £owersand elegant foliage and are thus planted along ave-nues [1]. Kamani, as it is also known, was broughtnorth to Hawai’i from the South Paci¢c islands inearly migrations of Polynesian settlers. Also called

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OFAlexandrian laurel, true kamani was probably intro-

duced by seed, which is how it is propagated. Thisnative of the Paci¢c and of tropical Africa, growsslowly along sandy shores and in lowland forests. Itwas cultivated in villages, near houses and also ingroves away from villages.When found growing inwindyareas, it is sometimes inapicturesque, crookedor misshapen form.

Folklore

Before the conversion of the Polynesians to Chris-tianity, theTamanu trees were considered as sacred.They were planted inside the royal marae (sacredareas). There, according to ancient beliefs, the Godswould hide in the Tamanu trees and watch humansacri¢ces without being seen. Idols were also carvedout of Tamanu wood. It is still considered a sacredrelic of the past.

Plant description

The tamanu tree is 2^3 mhigh, and has a thick trunkcovered with a rough, black and cracked bark. Ithas elliptical, shiny and tough leaves. Its £owers,arranged in axilliary cymes, have a sweet, lime-likefragrance. The tree, which £owers twice a year, issaid to attain a great age.The numerous fruits, arranged in clusters, are

spherical drupes. Once ripe, their smooth, yellow epi-dermis discloses a thin layer of pulp, which tastessomewhat of apple.The grey, ligneous and rather softnut contains a pale yellow kernel, which is odourlesswhen fresh. Once chewed, it coats the mouth andemulsi¢es saliva, and its insipid taste becomes bitter.Tamanu kernels have averyhighoil content (75%).

It is obtained by cold expression and yields a re¢ned,greenish yellow oil, similar to olive oil, with an aro-matic odour and an insipid taste. Once grown, aTamanu tree produces up to 100 kg fruits and about18 kg oil.

Oil processing

Unlike most vegetable oils, Tamanu oil is not con-tained in fresh ripe fruits. It forms in the course ofthe nuts’desiccation.The oil production process is as follows: ripe and

non-germinating fruits are slightly crushed in orderto crack the shells without damaging the kernels.The latter are quickly removed, arranged in thin lay-ers and exposed to the sun.Theymust not be exposed

to humidity in anycase. In spite of these precautions,some kernels mould andmust be eliminated.During the desiccation process, kernels loose

weight (from a mean 7 g for fresh kernels to about4.5 g for dry and oil-rich ones). They become brown-ish, develop an aromatic odour and increase their oilcontent. In the meantime they loose their germina-tive power. The transformation is completed within2 months provided the weather has been dryenough. Kernels can then be stored for a long time.

Use of the plant and its parts

The bark, seeds and leaves are used with a bitter oilcoming from the seeds together with a resin and agum.When mature, it has a thin leathery dark grey-brownish skin which covers a bony shell that holdsa partly poisonous kernel or seed surrounded by acork-like substance. A lamp oil for lightwasproducedfrom the kernel and was used at times instead ofkukui nut oil. The kernel is called a ‘punnai nut’ insome areas of the Paci¢c, and the oil is dark, green,thick and called ‘dilo’oil or Pinnay oil [2]. Sometimesthis oil is useful for lomi lomi, massage, especiallywhen enhanced with coconut oil or £ower fragran-ces. The oil may have been useful in waterproo¢ngtapa cloth and is used as avarnish. In the old days anextract from the fruit was used to make a brown dyeto colour tapa cloth.The oil can also be used to makesoap.In Java, the tree is believed to have diuretic pro-

perties, whereas in Samoa every part of the plant isconsidered a virulent poison, with the milky juicecausing blindness, the sap once introduced into thecirculation causing death and so used as an arrowpoison. The piscicidal activity reported in some spe-cies of Calophyllum may be due to the coumarinderivatives, whereas some of the irritating compo-nents reported for some species are likely to be cyano-genic compounds, tannins, saponins or pigmentspresent [3].

The £owers

The fragrant £owers are used to make bouquets andwreaths and are also worn in the hair by Philippinowomen.

The shell

The round, thin shells are used as a receptacle for‘buri sugar’, which is a popular confection.

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The application of the gum

The gum extracted from the plant (from the wound-ed bark) is emetic and purgative but also has use forthe treatment of wounds and ulcers. It can also bemixed with strips of bark, and leaves are infused inwater, and the oil that rises to the surface is anotherapplication for sore eyes [4, 2]. The resin is said to beresponsible for the colour and the odour of the oiland may be poisonous; it is also said to contain ben-zoic acids [5]. The gum resin is said to be good for oldsores and wounds [5]. The resin may be useful forchronic catarrh.

The application of the bark

The bark is astringent (contains11^19% tannin) andits juice is purgative [5]. It is considered medicinal inAsia, being used in India (according to some this isIndo-China) for orchitis [5]. In Indonesia, it is usedafter childbirth for vaginal discharge, the passing ofblood and also for use in gonorrhoea [6]. It is used indecoction for internal haemorrhages and as a washfor indolent ulcers [4].The bark acts as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Rubbedwithwater lime juice, it makes a useful appli-cation on armpits, groins and feet in bromidrosis.The bark taken internally acts as an expectorantand is useful in chronic bronchitis and phthisis. Theresin is mixed with strips of bark and leaves, steepedin water and the oil which rises to the surface is ahousehold application for sore eyes. The astringentjuice of the bark is a purgative and given in the formof a decoction for internal haemorrhages.

The application of the roots

Adecoctionof the root is employed fordressingulcersand also for application in heatstroke. It is takeninternally for a stitch [5].

The application of the leaves

The leaves soaked in water yield a bluish colour andnatural scent is applied to in£amed eyes [4], alsoused for this purpose in Linga and Fiji. The leafinfusion is also taken internally for heatstroke andused in combination with an external application ofthe root decoction. A reverse treatment is used fora stitch where the hot poultice of leaves is applied

externally and the root decoction taken internally[5].In Cambodia, the leaves are prescribed as an inha-

lation formigraine and vertigoand the oil for scabies.In Madagascar, the leaves are applied to sore eyes,the pounded bark for orchitis; the gum resin is a vul-nerary, resolvent and anodyne; oil from seeds is usedagainst psoriasis and is antirheumatic. In Java, thetree is supposed to possess diuretic properties, whilein Samoa the plant is considered a virulent poisonand the sap from the bark is used for the preparationof an arrow poison [7].The leaves impart a pleasant odour when soaked

inwater,which is used inthe Philippines as anastrin-gent for haemorrhoids (piles) [5, 6] and is used inIndonesia as an eye lotion [5,6].The plant has a rich history of use. Primitive tribes

of native blacks throughout Papua New Guineautilize the leaves frequently for di¡erent kinds of skinproblems. On Manus, the leaves are heated over a ¢reuntil soft and then applied to skin ulcers, boils, cuts,sores, and pimples, while on Dobu Island, leaves areboiled and a skin rash is washed periodically withthe solution. The natives in New Caledonia and inSamoa also utilize these leaves for treating skinin£ammations, leg ulcers andwounds.Water in which the macerated leaves have been

soaked for some time has been used by them andother tribes for haemorrhoids [5].

The application of the fruits

The fruits according to some authors are more orless poisonous and only the endosperm of the stillimmature fruit is safe to eat. In fact, the mature fruitis su⁄ciently poisonous to be ground and used as arat bait [6]. An infusion of the fruit is said to be pec-toral and stimulates the mucous membrane of thelungs [5].

The application of the plant sap

The balsam (oleoresin) from the bark is used for itscicatrising properties.TheNegritos of thePhilippinesmix the plant sap with sulphur as an ointment toapplyon boils, open sores andwounds [5].Native blacks of Jamaica used another species

Calophyllum calaba for healing wounds and sores inthe 18th century. The resin was melted and pouredinto gangrenous and incised wounds requiringonly a couple of changes in dressing and producingrecovery [8].


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OFA material (calophyllolide) isolated from the seeds

reduced histamine in£ammation and carrageenan-induced tissue swelling in rats [9].

Properties of Tamanu oil

The oil expressed fromthe seeds (about60%) is some-times called Dombaoil in Europe and has proveduse-ful in the treatment of rheumatism as well as in thetreatment of itch or scabies.The ¢gure quoted can beas high as 70^75% [2]. The oil was once thoughtby the old pharmacologists to be Tacamahaca oil(balsam poplar or Populus balsamifera). It is similarto myrhh (Commiphora molmol) and is also useful forindolent ulcers [2].The oil is also used in cases ofgonorrhoea and gleet [4]. The oil from the seeds isused externallyon rheumatismandgoutand is speci-¢c for scabies [7] and may also be used for ringworm[5].The dark-skinned natives of Fiji value the oil of the

fruit as a liniment for joint pains, arthritis andbruises. The oil is applied to suppurating woundsincluding coral sores and is commonly used for rub-bingonthe limbs of childrenwhoare slow in learningto walk. Some Fijan mothers rub the fruit oil of Calo-phyllum inophyllum onto their babies to preventnappy/diaper rash. The oil also is occasionally usedin the place of a chap stick for chapped, parched lips[10]. The oil (once used in Indian oil lamps) is usefulfor dermal problems and is an ancient treatment forleprosy [6].Externally, the bruised seeds and oil are applied to

chronic rheumatism, in£ammation of bones andjoints and ankylosis. The oleoresin taken internallyis supposed to be bene¢cial for lung ailments andexternally applied on chronic ulcers and woundswith bene¢cial results.Inmost of the South Sea islands,Tamanuoil is used

as an analgesic medicine (natives use it in frictionsfor sciatica and rheumatism) and to cure ulcers andbad wounds. At the beginning of the century, mis-sionaries had noticed that leprous people often cameto the leper house with a bottle of oil they used torub over their wounds. The idea occurred to them toprepare a solution of this oil in an alcoholic ether.Injections of this preparation proved e¡ective againstneuritis due to leprosyorotherorigins, sciatica, zona,as well as pains caused by serious diseases.Thismed-icine is still successfully used in hospitals in Tahitiand neighbouring islands.Tamanu oil can be applied on skins as well as

mucous membrane lesions. It heals small wounds

suchas cracks and chaps, but is also e⁄cient onmoreserious cutaneous problems: atonicwounds, physicaland chemical burns, radiodermatitis, anal ¢ssuresor postsurgical wounds. Tamanu oil activity wasstudied in numerous clinical cases. Those healing,anti-in£ammatory and antibiotic properties makeTamanu oil an excellent raw material for cosmetics,in regenerating and protective formulations [1].This oil is especially recommended for all kinds of

burns (sunburns or chemical burns), most derma-toses, postsurgical cicatrization, certain skin aller-gies, acne, psoriasis, herpes, chilblains, skin cracks,diabetic sores, haemorrhoids, dry skin, insomnia,hair loss, etc. In cosmetology, it is used in the prepara-tion of regenerative creams. This soothing oil haslong been a beauty secret of theTahitianVahine.The oil from the seeds is used for soap making and

is a rubefacient and irritant, but on themucousmem-branes of the genitourinary organs it is speci¢c. It isonly employed externallyand canbe used as a stimu-lating application in cases of rheumatism [4].In Southern India, the oil of the seeds of the plant is

used speci¢cally for treating skin diseases. It is alsoapplied topically in cases of rheumatism [9].

Plant activity

The root bark contains and antibacterial principle[11].The plant is also reported tohave novel inhibitorsof HIV-1reverse transcriptase [12].

Constituents

The two main actives in this oil were discovered by aFrenchman named Professor Lederer; he succeededin isolating two essential components of the oil ofCalophyllum. He found a totally new fatty acid, Calo-phyllic acid and a lactone endowed with antibioticproperties to be at the origin of the oil’s amazingcicatrizing power.The dark yellowoil extracted fromthe seeds contains a poisonous resin, which has aparsley-like odour. The resin is similar to myrrhand is alcohol soluble.The bark contains tannin [6] and exudes an oleor-

esin which contains benzoic acids [7]. The oleoresinis o⁄cinal in the Mexican and Spanish Pharmaco-poeias [5].The leaves of Calophyllum inophyllum contain frie-

delin and triterpenes of the friedelin group, namelycanophyllal, canophyllol and canophyllic acid [13],and from the heartwood xanthones such as mesuax-anthone B and calophyllin B are obtained [14].



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Interestingly, many of these substances, i.e. cano-phyllal and friedelin, are also found is Syzigiumspecies [15].

Calophyllolidewas isolated fromthenuts ([16]; alsoin Indian J. Med. Res. 1980, 72, 762). ED50 was140 mg kg�1 orally. It showed anti-in£ammatopryand antiarthritic activity in formaldehyde-inducedarthritis and adjuvant arthritis in rats. LD50 was2.5 g kg�1orally. It was devoid of ulcerogenic activityup to twice the ED50 dose.

Dehydrocycloguanindin, calophyllin-B, jacareubinand 6-deoxyjacareubin produced varying degrees ofCNS depression, characterized by ptosis, sedation,decreased spontaneous motor activity, loss of muscletone, potentiation of phenobarbitone sleeping timeand ether anaesthesia in mice and rats. All thexanthones exhibited anti-in£ammatory activity byboth intraperitoneal and oral routes in rats. Jacareu-bin and 6-deoxyjacareubin also showed antiulceractivity in rats [17].

Calophyllolide, isolated from the seeds [9], reducedhistamine in£ammation and carrageenan-inducedtissue swelling in rats. Together with inophyllide, itreduced oedema by 60.7 and 29.8%, respectively(compared to hydrocortisone, which reduced in£am-mationbyabout 44%).The safetymarginof calophyl-lolide is very similar to that of oxyphenbutazone(21.4 and 25 mg kg�1, respectively) [16].

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Inophyllums Band P inhibitedHIVreverse transcrip-tase (IC5038 and130 nm, respectively).Tamanu oil contains terpenic essences, benzoic

and oxi-benzoic acids. Small amounts of vitamin F

and phospho-aminolipids come along with glycer-ides and saturated fatty acids. The plant contains 4-phenylcoumarins that have antitumour activity [18].The following active principles have been found in

the oil:� calophyllolide (C25H22O5) the molecule of whichcontains a lactonic and amethoxyl group.

� calophyllic acid (C25H24O6), which results fromthe saponi¢cation of the calophyllolide.

These active principles are coumarine derivatives[1].Composition of the oil:

� Free fattyacids, glycerides, sterols.� Terpenoids and steroids (canophyllal, canophyllol,canophyllic acid).Coumarinic derivatives: calophyllolids (natural

neo-£avonoids with antibacterial, anti-in£amma-tory and antiblood coagulation properties), ino-phyllolids (natural neo-£avonoids with antiviralproperties), calophyllic acid (natural neo-£avonoidwith antimolluscidal and healing activities).



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Preparations made from the plant

There is a local remedy made from the poundingtogether of the seeds of the plant (Undi) with theseeds of cachew nut, gamboge and borax, which isused as a paste and liniment.

The modern evaluation

This study evaluated the ability of one test product toimprove the appearance of scars. Six subjects withvisually obvious, aged scars (1 year or more) wereutilized for the study. The subjects were restrictedfromusing anymoisturizing products on the scarredarea for a 7-day pretest period and throughout the9-week test period.The 0.5-ml aliquots of the productwere applied to the scarred area twice a day for nineconsecutive weeks. Product applications were per-formed by the subjects and recorded on a productapplication tracking form provided to them. Thesubjects were evaluated prior to product application

Figure1 Graphical presentation of the meanvisual scores of the scarred skin.

Figure 2 Graphical presentation of the mean di¡erence from baseline in scar length andwidth.



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facility. Visual ratings of scar appearance (colour,roughness and degree of di¡erence from surroundingnormal skin) and scar sizemeasurements (lengthandwidth) were performed. Quantitative measurementsof skin colour for melanin (darkness) and haemoglo-bin (redness) were made on the scarred and adjacentnormal skinareas usingaMexameterMX18. Quanti-tative measurements of skin hydrationwere also per-formed on the same sites. Digital photographs of thescar were taken prior to product application (base-line) and again at the end of week 9. The subjectscompleted a self-evaluation questionnaire regardingtheir scar’s appearance prior to product application(baseline) andagainat the endofweek 9.The subjectsalso completedaproduct questionnaire that assessedtheir likes and dislikes of the product.A signi¢cant improvement in the appearance of

scars after 6 weeks of Tamanu oil use was observedvisually (Fig.1).This improvement continued throughto week 9 of the study. The overall size of the scarsconsistently decreased throughout the study (Fig. 2).The length of scars was reduced by an average of0.28 cm, and the width byanaverage of 0.12 cm [19].

Conclusions

This plant always promised to be interesting from asurvey of the literature and folklore. The fascinatingchemistry, coupled with a modern evaluation of theoil, justi¢ed that interest.

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Tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum) – the African, Asian ... (Calophyllum inophyllum UNCORRECTED PROOF) – the African, Asian, Polynesian and Paciﬁc Panacea A.C.Dweck andT.Meadowsy