It contains quassinoid compounds called bruceolides that are anticancer and antiparasitic .
The fruit Brucea javanica was first written about as medicine in the Chinese medical monograph Omissions from the Grand Materia Medica , written in 1765 .
Brucea javanica contains quassinoid compounds called bruceolides that are anticancer and antiparasitic .
The fruit Brucea javanica was first written about as medicine in the Chinese medical monograph Omissions from the Grand Materia Medica , written in 1765 .