catch Posted January 3, 2013 Terminalia ferdinandiana, also called the gubinge, billygoat plum, Kakadu plum or murunga is a flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, native to Australia, widespread throughout the tropical woodlands from northwestern Australia to eastern Arnhem Land. i am really interested in finding out if the leaf of this baby has any medicinal properties how can i find out what alkaloids the leaf has is there any one that can help or offer advice maybe its a medicine ,after all the fruit is famous and the bark is also used as a antiseptic wash i really want to find out if the leaf has a anything good about it thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted January 3, 2013 Hey mate! I can't answer your question sorry.. But I will encourage you to buy some seeds or a plant and find out for us! I'm also interested in this plant of late and have seeds on the way. But I never thought about its leaf before! Possibly you could make contacts at a university or pay for analysis yourself if your really keen. D00d Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rahli Posted January 3, 2013 I've not heard of any alkaloids in the leaf. However green plum - Buchanania obovata is said to have analgesic properties in the leaf petiol and midvein. It is traditionally use to treat toothache with the petiol used to plug the hole in the tooth, providing pain relief. I've heard the active alkaloid is a type of opioid but have not looked any further into it. If you are interested it might be worth your time to investigate further. This tree is very common in top end woodlands and fruits at the beginning of the wet as apposed to billy goat plum which fruits toward the end. I actually like green plum better then billygoat plum as it has a nice tutyfruity flavor. It is in the same family as mangoes and cashew nuts, Anacardiaceae. Good luck with your search. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositiveHAL Posted January 3, 2013 is that the one with the crazy high vitamin C content? if so that'd be one to hunt down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catch Posted January 3, 2013 where have you been dude people are already hunting it down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shruman Posted January 3, 2013 TLC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_layer_chromatography#cite_note-3 http://books.google.ch/books?hl=de&lr=&id=arvZGnebybwC&oi=fnd&pg=PP13&dq=CAMAG+TLC+of+medicinal+plants&ots=yPJlsUSPua&sig=lEsgVvAvOsIlXN3UuqBZ-kSLFAM#v=onepage&q&f=false Good luck with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catch Posted January 4, 2013 YEA THANKS PLANT SLAVE ,YOUR THE BEST MATE AWSOME INFO whats the basics of this method is there somone else who can do his test for me how can i better understand this method can we please talk more plantslave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
