Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Flower
Uses in traditional medicine :
- One tea spoon of paste prepared from dried ground flowers with bee honey is given thrice a day for stomach pains
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Hydrolysable tannins: woodfordins A–I, oenothein A–B and isoschimawalin A from flowers; β-sitosterol from leaves and flowers; triterpenes: lupeol, betulin, betulinic acid, oleanolic acid and ursolic acid from leaves
Bioactivity :
Aqueous and methanol extracts of flowers: hepatoprotective, antibacterial; woodfordin C and D: antitumour; alcohol extract of dried flowers: abortifacient, antihyperglycaemic, immunostimulant
Clinical:
A formulation containing Woodfordia fruticosa with other plant extracts has been effective in treating reversible asthma
Note :
An Important ingredient to enhance the fermentation herbal wine
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