Brucea is a genus of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is named for the Scottish scholar and explorer James Bruce. It contains the following species: Brucea antidysenterica J.F.Mill. Brucea bruceadelpha Kosterm. Brucea erythraeae Chiov. Brucea guineensis G.Don Brucea javanica Merr.
Medicinal use
Brucea javanica is a well-known medicinal herb in Asia, being used in Chinese traditional medicine and in local medicine. All parts of the plant, but most often the seeds and roots, are used, mainly in the treatment of amoebic dysentery, diarrhoea and malaria.
The plant is considered to be antiperiodic and febrifuge, Several quassinoids have been isolated from the fruits of different Brucea species. In general, these compounds have been shown to have strong anti-amoebic, antimalarial and/or cytotoxic (anti-cancer) properties.
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