crab's eye

Names

Common Names

• Jumbi Bead
• Jumbie Beads
• Jumby Beans
• Liquorice Plant
• Rosary Pea
• Indian-licorice
• Indian-liquorice
• coral-beadplant
• crab's-eye
• gidee-gidee
• jequirity
• jequirity-bean
• licorice-vine
• love-bean
• lucky-bean
• minnie-minnies
• prayer-beads
• precatory
• precatory-bean
• red-beadvine
• rosary-pea
• weatherplant
• weathervine
• Luckybean Creeper
• Luckybean Creeper / Rosary Pea
• crab's eye
• crab's eyes
• jumbie bead

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further categorized under the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Fabales. As a member of the Fabaceae family, it is specifically identified by the genus Abrus.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution spanning multiple regions across the Atlantic and Africa. In the Macaronesia region, it can be found specifically in Cape Verde. Its presence extends significantly into West Tropical Africa, where it is documented in Benin and Burkina. Additionally, the species is located within the territories of Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. Together, these locations highlight the plant's ability to thrive in various tropical environments.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Abrus precatorius has 78 reported phytochemicals identified across 25 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Abruquinone A, Abruquinone B, Abrusogenin, Cirsimaritin.

Flavonoids

1. Future science OA
2. International journal of medicinal chemistry
3. Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine

Abruquinone A

1. Dr. Duke
2. European journal of pharmacology

Abruquinone B

1. Dr. Duke
2. Experimental parasitology

Abrusogenin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biomedical engineering and computational biology

Cirsimaritin

1. Biomedical engineering and computational biology
2. Planta medica

ETHYL ACETATE

1. Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine
2. Scientific reports

Gallic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of separation science

glycyrrhizin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Planta medica

linoleic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Scientific reports

polyphenols

1. Planta medica
2. International journal of medicinal chemistry

Activities

Abrus precatorius has 267 reported activities identified across 25 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic, Antiallergic, Antiangiogenic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Abrus precatorius has 35 reported medicinal uses identified across 25 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include inflammation, malaria, Diabetes mellitus, Plasmodium falciparum, Schistosomiasis.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations