Ehretia microphylla Lam.

Boraginaceae

Synonym:

Carmona microphylla (Lami) G. Don,

Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam

Common Names:
Heen-thambala (S)
Kaattu-vetrilai, Pakkuvetti (T)
Ceylon box wood (E)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf

Uses in traditional medicine :

Decoction of the leaves is used in stomach ache

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Triterpenes: α and β-amyrin and baurenol from leaves; dimeric prenylbenzoquinone: microphyllone from plant

Bioactivity :

α and β-amyrin and baurenol mixture: analgaesic, antidiarrhoeal, antibacterial; leaves: antimutagenic; microphyllone: antiallergic

Clinical:

References :

Penecilla, G. L. and Magno, C. P., (2011), Antibacterial activity of extracts of twelve common medicinal plants from the Philippines Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(16), 3975-3981.

Villasenor, I. M. and Edu, D. A., (1993), Antimutagen from leaves of Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam, Mutat Res, 298(3), 215-8.

Villasenor, I. M. et al., (1993), Structure of an antimutagen from Carmona retusa leaves, Carcinogenesis, 14(1), 123-125.

Villaseñor, I. M. et al., (2004), Evaluation of the bioactivity of triterpene mixture isolated from Carmona retusa (Vahl.) Masam leaves, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 92(1), 53-56.

Yamamura, S. et al., (1995), Antiallergic dimeric prenylbenzoquinones from Ehretia microphylla, Phytochemistry, 39(1), 105-10.

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