Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Aerial parts and root
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Decoction of the roots is useful in the treatment of arthritis
- Porridge made of the aerial parts is taken for haemorrhoids
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Flavonoids: diosmetin, luteolin and their glucosides from aerial part
Bioactivity :
Organic and aqueous extracts of roots: antioxidative, free radical scavenging, antidiabetic, analgaesic; alcohol extracts of whole plant: anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic, antibacterial; ethyl acetate, butanol, butanone extracts of aerial parts: wound healing
Clinical:
Herbal formulation prepared from plant is effective in joint arthritis
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