Bridelia retusa (L.) A. Juss.

Phyllanthaceae

Common Names:
Keta kela (S)
Adamarudu, Ketakkela (T)
Kino tree (E)
Ekavira (Sa)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf and bark

Uses in traditional medicine :

Poultice prepared from fresh leaves and fresh bark is used to treat delocalization of bones

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Bisabolane sesquiterpene derivatives and (−)-isochaminic acid, ar-todomatuic acid, phenylpropene: elemicin and lignan: sesamin and cumic acid from stem bark

Bioactivity :

Acetone-water and alcohol extracts of bark: antioxidative, hepatoprotective, antifungal

Clinical:

Note :

Fruits are edible

References :

Jayasinghe, L., (2003), Antifungal constituents of the stem bark of Bridelia retusa, Phytochemistry, 62(4), 637-641.

Raja, S. and Srilakshmi, S., (2010), Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of Bridelia retusa against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotox- icity, Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 92(7), 1373-1394.

Tatiya, A. U. and Saluja, A. K., (2010), Evaluation of Phytochemical standards and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of tannins rich fraction of Stem Bark of Bridelia retusa (Li)., International Journal of PharmTech Research, 2(1), 649-655.

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