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Canelilla

Allspice, bay rum tree (Pimenta dioica).

Plant Part Used: Leaf, berry, essential oil.

Dominican Medicinal Uses: Leaves: tea for common cold, flu; externally: mashed and applied topically for arthritis, joint pain; multi-herb tincture: taken internally for impotence, infertility, sexually transmitted infections. Berries, essential oil: externally for joint pain.

Safety: Potential hypersensitivity to essential oil. Leaf extract: low to moderate toxicity when taken orally.

Contraindications: Lack of information on use in pregnancy, lactation or young children.

Laboratory & Preclinical Data: In vitro: antibacterial, antifungal (essential oil). In vivo: anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive (leaf extract).

* See entry for Canelilla in “Part 3: Dominican Medicinal Plant Profiles” of this book for more information, including references.... canelilla

Rhamnus Procumbens

Edgew.

Family: Rhamnaceae.

Habitat: Western Himalayas from Simla to Kumaon at an altitude of 2,300 to 2,600 m.

English: Buckthorn (related species).

Action: Plant—anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer.

The plant contains kaempferol, kaempferol-7-O-methyl ether and kaempferol-4'-O-methyl ether.

The ethyl acetate soluble portion of the alcoholic extract showed anti- nociceptive, anticonvulsant and anti- inflammatory activity. Kaempferol-4'- O-methyl ether was found to exhibit central nervous system depressant, cardiac stimulant, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory activity

The plant also contain emodin, which exhibited cardiac and intestinal stimulant, central nervous system depressant and analgesic activity in experimental animals.... rhamnus procumbens

Ziziphus Trinervia

Roxb.

Synonym: Z. glabrata Heyne ex Roth.

Family: Rhamnaceae.

Habitat: Gujarat, Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and Kerala at low elevations.

English: Jagged Jujube.

Siddha/Tamil: Karakattam.

Action: Leaf—depurative; employed to purify blood and as an alterative in chronic venereal affections.

Habitat: Lac host in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

Ayurvedic: Ghontaa, Ghonta-Phala. (Rangeeni lac is recovered from the tree.)

Siddha: Kottei. Kombarakku (lac).

Action: Astringent.

Fruit contains catechol-type tannins (8-12%), bark contains 7.2% tannins.

Alcoholic extract of the bark possesses anti-nociceptive, anti-convul- sant and anti-inflammatory properties. The plant contains alkaloids, am- phibine H and nummularine K. Both the alkaloids showed significant antimicrobial activity.

Host plant of Laccifer sp. (L. indicola Kapur, synonym L. indica Misra and L. jhansiensis Misra) is Z. mauri- tiana Lam. in Bihar and Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh). Lac is styptic, used in hae- matemesis; promotes tissue regeneration and wound healing. Applied to carries and diseased dentition.... ziziphus trinervia

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