Camptotheca acuminata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cornales
Family
Nyssaceae
Genus
Camptotheca
Species
Camptotheca acuminata
Scientific Name
Camptotheca acuminata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Camptotheca acuminata

Camptotheca acuminata, l’arbre du bonheur, est une espèce d'arbres de la famille des Nyssaceae, pouvant atteindre 20 mètres de haut, originaire du sud de la Chine.

Son nom « arbre du bonheur », vient de la traduction de son nom chinois le plus commun 喜树 xǐshù, désignant strictement Campotheca acuminata var. acuminata.

Avant les années 1970, son seul usage médicinal connu est celui contre les maladies de peau, utilisé par certaines minorités ethniques de Chine du Sud. En 1966, une équipe américaine a isolé de l’écorce de l'arbre un alcaloïde, nommé la camptothécine, aux activités cytotoxique et antitumorale. Il en est résulté la mise au point de traitements aussi bien en médecine naturelle chinoise (dite médecine traditionnelle chinoise) qu’en médecine moderne (avec des dérivés médicamenteux de synthèse, mondialement commercialisés, utilisés en chimiothérapie).

C’est un arbre ornemental planté le long des routes et dans les parcs. Les travaux de chimistes américains de 1966 ont transformé cet arbre ornemental de Chine en matière médicale « traditionnelle » chinoise.

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Camptotheca acuminata in languages:

Chinese
喜樹
English
Happy tree
English
Cancer tree
English
Tree of life
English
Chinese happy tree
Japanese
カンレンボク
Russian
Камптотека остроконечная

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