Acacia visco
| Senegalia visco | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Senegalia |
| Species: | S. visco |
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Senegalia visco (Lorentz ex Griseb.) Seigler & Ebinger |
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Senegalia visco is a perennial tree native to South America. It has also been introduced to Africa.
Common names for it include Arca, Visco, Viscote, Viscote Blanco and Viscote Negro. It grows 6-12m tall and it has fragrant yellow flowers in the Spring. In Bolivia is found at an altitude of 1500-3000m.
Methanol extract of Senegalia visco has been shown to have short-term and long-term anti-inflammatory effects in lab rats. Among the class of compounds characterized from S. visco leaves, the triterpenoid lupeol, α-amyrin and β-amyrin may be mainly responsible for the pharmacological activities.
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