Putranjiva roxburghii, Putrajivika, Lucky Bean Tree

Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.
Family: Putranjivaceae

Common name: Putranjiva, Lucky Bean Tree
Bengali: Putranjiva, Jioysuta
Gujarati: પુત્રંજીવા Putranjiva
Hindi: Putijia, जियापोथा jiyapotha
Kannada: ಪುತ್ರಮ್ಜೀವ Putramjiva , ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಲೆ Menasinakale, Amani Putrajiva
Konkani: Saman
Malayalam: Pongalam, പുത്തിലഞ്ഞി Puththilanji
Marathi: Jivanputra, Patravanti
Oriya: Poilundia
Sanskrit: पुत्रंजीव: Putrajivah
Tamil: Irukolli, Karupala, புத்திரசீவி, கறிப்பாலை Kari-p-palai
Telugu: Kuduru, పుత్రజీవిక Putrajivika
Urdu: Paishandia

Used in Ayurveda and Sidha. Plant useful for women whose children  died  in  uterus.  Leaves  and  fruit  for  rheumatism, cold and fever. Dry fruits and seeds decoction given for cold, fever and rheumatism. Used in religion and magico-religious beliefs, said to increase fertility in women, for making conception; contact therapy, stones of the fruit strung together to form rosaries and used as a necklace to preserve children from harm; seeds worn as necklace by persons suffering from acute cough and cold; fruits used as necklace by a pregnant woman to prevent miscarriage; dried fruits in a garland used as necklace to cure skin allergy and itch. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

Leaves, fruits and stones of fruits are given in colds and fevers, also in rheumatic affections. Rosaries, made of hard stones of the fruit, are placed around the necks of children to protect them from diseases. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

42 Published articles of Putranjiva roxburghii

1.    SIZE CORRELATIONS AMONG CAMBIAL INITIALS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES IN JACARANDA-MIMOSIFOLIA AND PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII Anand, S.K., et al., Indian Journal of Forestry, 1981. 4(3): p. 179-185.
2.    Cytogenetic toxicity of leaf extract of Putranjiva roxburghii, a.m.p.A., Kripa Shanker, O.P. Chaurasia, and S.P. Sinha, Journal of Toxicological Sciences, 2000. 25(3): p. 177-180.
3.    SEX DIFFERENCE AND CHROMOSOMES IN PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII WALL Chattopadhyay, D. and A.K. Sharma, Current Science, 1988. 57(18): p. 1017-1019.
4.    Purification and characterization of a trypsin inhibitor from Putranjiva roxburghii seeds Chaudhary, N.S., et al., Phytochemistry, 2008. 69(11): p. 2120-2126.
5.    ISOLATION AND STRUCTURE OF PUTROLIC ACID - A NEW TRITERPENIC SECO-ACID FROM STEM-BARK OF PUTRANJIVA ROXBURGHII Chopra, G.R., A.C. Jain, and T.R. Seshadri, Current Science, 1969. 38(5): p. 101-&.
6.    STRUCTURE OF PUTRIC ACID, A.N.S.-A.F.S.B.O.P.-R.C., G. R., A.C. Jain, and T.R. Seshadri, Indian Journal of Chemistry, 1970. 8(5): p. 401-&.
7.    CHEMICAL COMPONENTS OF LEAVES AND ROOT-BARK OF PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII Chopra, G.R., et al., Indian Journal of Chemistry, 1970. 8(9): p. 776-&.
8.    LEAF-SURFACE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL-POLLUTION ON PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII Datta, S.C. and S. Sinharoy, Current Science, 1987. 56(23): p. 1243-1245.
9.    PUTRANJIVA ROXBURGHII WALL .2. TRITERPENES OF TRUNK BARK Garg, H.S. and C.R. Mitra, Phytochemistry, 1968. 7(11): p. 2053-&.
10.    PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII-D PART 4 STRUCTURE OF PUTRANJIC-ACID Garg, H.S. and C.R. Mitra, Tetrahedron Letters, 1969. 4: p. 231-234.
11.    PUTRANJIVA ROXBURGHII WALL .4. STRUCTURE OF PUTRANJIC ACID Garg, H.S. and C.R. Mitra, Tetrahedron Letters, 1969(4): p. 231-&.
12.    ROXBURGHONIC ACID - FRIEDELANE TRITERPENOID KETO ACID OF LEAF OF PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII Garg, H.S. and C.R. Mitra, Phytochemistry, 1971. 10(4): p. 865-&.
13.    PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII .3. STRUCTURE OF PUTRANJIVANONOL Garg, H.S. and C.R. Mitra, Planta Medica, 1971. 19(4): p. 352-&.
14.    PUTRAFLAVONE, A.N.B.F.P.-R.G., H. S. and R. Mitra, Phytochemistry, 1971. 10(11): p. 2787-&.
15.    INTRUSIVE GROWTH IN THE PHLOEM FIBERS OF PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII AND PELTOPHORUM-FERRUGINEUM Ghouse, A.K.M. and S. Hashmi. Motial, V. S. 1975. 113-114.
16.    A LEAF BLIGHT DISEASE OF PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII SEEDLING Gupta, N.N., Indian Forester, 1987. 113(12): p. 821-822.
17.    Fabrication, c.a.m.l.b.o.s.n.s.f.a.f.e.o.p., Drypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Haldar, Koyel Mallick, B. Haldar, and G. Chandra, Parasitology Research, 2013. 112(4): p. 1451-1459.
18.    Utilization of unattended Putranjiva roxburghii non-edible oil as fuel in diesel engine Haldar, S.K., B.B. Ghosh, and A. Nag, Renewable Energy, 2009. 34(1): p. 343-347.
19.    SAPONINS OF SEED-COATS OF PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII WALL Harihara.V, Indian Journal of Chemistry, 1973. 11(8): p. 830-831.
20.    STRUCTURES OF PUTRANOSIDES FROM SEED-COATS OF PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII WALL Harihara.V, Indian Journal of Chemistry, 1974. 12(5): p. 447-449.
21.    THE BOTANICAL AND HISTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A LEADING BARK REMEDY OF UNANI SYSTEM PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHI SYNONYM DRYPETES-ROXBURGHII EUPHORBIACEAE Hashimi, S., A. Atique, and A.K.M. Ghouse, Indian Journal of Botany, 1981. 4(2): p. 200-205.
22.    ISOTHIOCYANATES .43. ISOTHIOCYANATES FROM PUTRANJIVA ROXBURGHII WALL - INCLUDING (S)-2-METHYLBUTYL ISOTHIO-CYANATE, A.N.M.O.O.N.D.K., A. and P. Friis, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 1962. 16(4): p. 936-&.
23.    A New Ellagic Acid Glycoside and DNA Topoisomerase IB Inhibitory Activity of Saponins from Putranjiva roxburghii Kumar, A., et al., Natural Product Communications, 2014. 9(5): p. 675-677.
24.    Repellent property of volatile oil isolated from Putranjiva roxburghii against Trogoderma grana-rium associated with stored groundnut seeds Kumar, N. and N.N. Tripathi, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B (Biological Sciences), 2004. 74(Part 2): p. 179-187.
25.    Putralone, a.N.a.-H.-.-n.D.A.f.-o.T.f.P.r.M., Tulika, et al., Natural Product Communications, 2012. 7(4): p. 511-513.
26.    FACTICE FROM OIL OF PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII Nag, A., T.K. Chaki, and K.B. De, Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society, 1995. 72(3): p. 391-393.
27.    Characterization of a Thermostable Family 1 Glycosyl Hydrolase Enzyme from Putranjiva roxburghii Seeds Patel, G.K., B. Kar, and A.K. Sharma, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2012. 166(3): p. 523-535.
28.    Mustard oils and mustard oil glucosides occurring in the seed kernels of Putranjiva roxburghii Wall Puntambekar, S.V., Proc Indian Acad Sci Sect A, 1950. 32((2)): p. 114-122.
29.    CONSTITUTION OF PUTRANJIVA SAPONINS A, B., C AND D Rangaswa.S, and R. Seshadri, Indian Journal of Chemistry, 1971. 9(2): p. 189-&.
30.    A sensitive HPTLC method for estimation of amentoflavone, a.b.p.f.B.s.L.D.a.P.r.w.R., M. N., et al., Jpc-Journal of Planar Chromatography-Modern Tlc, 2003. 16(3): p. 201-205.
31.    Antinociceptive, a., and anti-inflammatory activities of Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. leaf extract in experimental animals Reanmongkol, Wantana, T. Noppapan, and S. Subhadhirasakul, Journal of Natural Medicines, 2009. 63(3): p. 290-296.
32.    CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON PUTRANJIVA ROXBURGHII - STRUCTURE OF A NEW TRITERPENE PUTRANJIVADIONE Sengupta, P., et al., Tetrahedron, 1968. 24(3): p. 1205-&.
33.    Chemistry of the constituents of Putranjiva roxburghii Sengupta, P., S.K. Ghosh, and S. Das, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 1997. 74(11-12): p. 827-830.
34.    TERPENOIDS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS .11. STRUCTURE OF ROXBURGHOLONE A NEW TRITERPENOID CONSTITUENT OF PUTRANJIVA ROXBURGHII Sengupta, P. and Mukherje.J, Tetrahedron, 1968. 24(20): p. 6259-&.
35.    Immunobiochemical characterization of Putranjiva roxburghii pollen extract and cross-reactivity with Ricinus communis Singh, B.P., et al., International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 1997. 114(3): p. 251-257.
36.    STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SEEDS IN PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII-D Singh, R.P., Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, 1970. 49(1-4): p. 99-105.
37.    FORMATION OF TRIPLOID PLANTLETS IN ENDOSPERM CULTURES OF PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII Srivasta.Ps, Zeitschrift Fur Pflanzenphysiologie, 1973. 69(3): p. 270-273.
38.    TRI PLOID PLANTS OF PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII FROM ENDOSPERM Srivastava, P.S. and B.M. Johri, Beitraege zur Biologie der Pflanzen, 1978. 54(3): p. 381-398.
39.    Purification, C.a.C.o.a.S.A.w.D., RNase and Antifungal Activities from Putranjiva Roxburghii Tomar, Prabhat Pratap Singh, et al., Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2014. 174(2): p. 471-482.
40.    Erratum to: Purification, C.a.C.o.a.S.A.w.D., RNase and Antifungal Activities from Putranjiva Roxburghii (vol 174, pg 471, 2014) Tomar, Prabhat Pratap Singh, et al., Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2014. 174(4): p. 1695-1695.
41.    Putranjiva roxburghii oil - A potential herbal preservative for peanuts during storage Tripathi, N.N. and N. Kumar, Journal of Stored Products Research, 2007. 43(4): p. 435-442.
42.    BIFLAVONES FROM PUTRANJIVA-ROXBURGHII Varshney, A.K., et al., Phytochemistry, 1973. 12(6): p. 1501-1501.