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MAKOPA

Makopa, also known as wax apple, is a tropical fruit from the Myrtaceae family. It has several scientific names including Syzygium samarangense. Makopa grows widely in Southeast Asia and has various local and international common names. In traditional medicine, different parts of the makopa plant have been used to treat conditions like thrush, dysentery, amenorrhea, itching, and sore throat. Recent studies have found makopa to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, aldose reductase inhibiting, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic properties. Subacute toxicity testing of makopa extracts in rats showed effects on hematological parameters and liver tissue.

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MAKOPA

Makopa, also known as wax apple, is a tropical fruit from the Myrtaceae family. It has several scientific names including Syzygium samarangense. Makopa grows widely in Southeast Asia and has various local and international common names. In traditional medicine, different parts of the makopa plant have been used to treat conditions like thrush, dysentery, amenorrhea, itching, and sore throat. Recent studies have found makopa to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, aldose reductase inhibiting, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic properties. Subacute toxicity testing of makopa extracts in rats showed effects on hematological parameters and liver tissue.

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MAKOPA

1. SCIENTIFIC NAMES
Syzygium samarangense
Eugenia javanica Lam.
Eugenia samarangensis (Blume) O.Berg
Jambosa javanica (Lam.) K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Jambosa samarangensis (Blume) DC.
Myrtus javanica (Lam.) Blume
Myrtus samarangensis Blume
2. COMMON NAMES (LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL)
Local names
o Makopa
o Tambis
International names
o Jambu air (Indonesian and Malay name)
o Jamrul (Bengali language)
o Mn (Southern part of Vietnam)
o Roi hoa trng (Northern part of Vietnam)
o (Thailand)
o Lembu or lian-woo (Taiwan and China)
English names
o Wax apple
o Love apple
o Java apple
o Royal apple
o Bell fruit (or bellfruit)
o Jamaican apple
o Water apple
o Mountain apple
o Cloud apple
o Wax jambu
o Rose apple
3. TAXONOMICAL CLASSIFICATION
o Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species: S. samarangense

4. FOLKLORIC USES
o Not known in the Philippines for its medicinal properties.
o In the Moluccas, the astringent bark is used for making a mouthwash for thrush
(dapulak).
o A root-bark decoction used for dysentery and amenorrhea.
o Malays applies the dried, powdered leaves for cracked tongues.
o Root applied to itches.
o For sore throat, the inner bark is scraped or the whole bark is decocted.
o Root-bark used as abortifacient; also for amenorrhea and dysentery.
o In Hawaii, juice of salted pounded bark used for wounds.
o In Molucca, decoction of bark used for thrush.
o Malayans use powdered dried leaves for cracked tongues. Root preparations for itching.
o In Cambodia, decoction of fruit, leaves and seeds used for fever. Juice of leaves used for
baths and lotions. The root is considered diuretic.
o In Brazil, used for diabetes, cough, headaches, constipation.
o In Malaysian Borneo, Malaysian Borneo, decoction of stem and bark for diarrhea.
5. INDUSTRIAL/PHARMACEUTICAL/PHARMACOLOGICAL USES
o Anti-inflammatory. (Flavan-3-ols isolated from some medicinal plants inhibiting COX1 and COX-2 catalysed prostaglandin biosynthesis. Noreen Y.. Serrano G., Perera P.,
Bohlin L.)
o Antioxidant. (Quantitative analysis of antiradical phenolic constituents from fourteen
edible Myrtaceae fruits. Kurt A Reynertson, Hui Yang)
o Aldose Reductase Inhibition / Cataract Prevention. (Inhibition of aldose reductase by
herbs extracts and natural substances and their role in prevention of cataracts. Dr. Angel
Guzmani, Dr. Ricardo Guerrero)
o Hypoglycemic / Hypolipidemic. (Evaluation of the Hypoglycemic, Hypolipidaemic and
Hepatic Glycogen Raising Effects of Syzygium malaccense Upon Streptozotocin Induced
Diabetic Rats. K. L. Bairy, A. Sharma, Adiga Shalini)
o Subacute Toxicity Testing / Hematological and Liver Tissue Effects. (Sub-Acute
Evaluation of Extract of Syzygium malaccense in Albino Rats. Abiodun Humphrey
Adebayo, Oyinlade Cecilia Ogundare and Oluwatobi Samuel Adegbite)

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