Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C. B. Rob.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Bark, leaf and oil
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Pounded bark and fresh leaves are applied on broken bones to promote healing
- Thick decoction of leaves is applied on skin boils
- Bark acts as a demulcent, mild astringent for diarrhoea and dysentery
- Oils are used for rheumatism
- Whole plant is aphrodisiac
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Water soluble arabinoxylan from bark; aporphine alkaloids: litseglutine A, B, boldine, laurolitsine from leaves; terpenes: phytol, caryophyllene, thujopsene, β-myrcene, α-cubebene from leaf and fruit oil; flavonoid glycoside: glutin, lactones: butenolide and its derivatives, litsealactone C, D and G, benzoic acid derivative: eusmoside C from plant
Bioactivity :
Methanol extract of bark: antibacterial
Clinical:
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