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* In Madagascar the leaves are processed to tea. This shows moderate diuretic effect. It is used in gall bladders, stomach disorders and gastrointestinal inflammation and for blood purification. | * In Madagascar the leaves are processed to tea. This shows moderate diuretic effect. It is used in gall bladders, stomach disorders and gastrointestinal inflammation and for blood purification. | ||
* In the Pharmacopoeia of Madagascar the bark serves as an emetic, and the leaves serve to make a refreshing infusion; the young leaves are reputed to be effective against hematuria (blood in the urine), the old leaves against rheumatism. | * In the Pharmacopoeia of Madagascar the bark serves as an emetic, and the leaves serve to make a refreshing infusion; the young leaves are reputed to be effective against hematuria (blood in the urine), the old leaves against rheumatism. | ||
| + | * Cataract : Prepare an infusion with the leaves and wash the eyes with it daily. | ||
| + | * Type 2 diabetes : Prepare an infusion of the leaves and drink 1 cup twice per week. | ||
* Aphloia extracts are also used in anti-aging creams. | * Aphloia extracts are also used in anti-aging creams. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | * Plantes médicinales de la pharmacopée réunionnaise ~ Plantes médicinales réunionnaise ~ (Memento vom 8. April 2009 im Internet Archive) bzw. Anne Adsersen, Henning Adsersen: Plants from Réunion Island with alleged antihypertensive and diuretic effects – an experimental and ethnobotanical evaluation. In: Journal of ethnopharmacology. Band 58, Nr. 3, 1997, S. 189–206, doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00100-1. | + | * ''Plantes médicinales de la pharmacopée réunionnaise ~ Plantes médicinales réunionnaise ~ (Memento vom 8. April 2009 im Internet Archive) bzw. Anne Adsersen, Henning Adsersen: Plants from Réunion Island with alleged antihypertensive and diuretic effects – an experimental and ethnobotanical evaluation. In: Journal of ethnopharmacology. Band 58, Nr. 3, 1997, S. 189–206, doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00100-1.'' |
| − | * http://www.freshpatents.com/Cosmetic-use-of-mangiferin-dt20060427ptan20060088560.php?type=description | + | * ''https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2016/4523828/tab3/'' |
| + | * ''http://www.freshpatents.com/Cosmetic-use-of-mangiferin-dt20060427ptan20060088560.php?type=description'' | ||
[[Category:Treatments]] | [[Category:Treatments]] | ||
[[Category:Herbal medicine]] | [[Category:Herbal medicine]] | ||
Revision as of 04:08, 14 October 2017
Health Benefits and Uses of Aphloia theiformis
Phytochemical studies revealed the presence of saponins and xanthone in the leaves. They contain mangiferin (also called aphloiol), a C-glycoside of tetrahydroxy-1,3,6,7-xanthon.
- Traditionally used in Reunion to treat fevers, pain, malaria, inflammation and as a depurative, the leaves are also used in Mauritius as a febrifuge.
- In Madagascar the leaves are processed to tea. This shows moderate diuretic effect. It is used in gall bladders, stomach disorders and gastrointestinal inflammation and for blood purification.
- In the Pharmacopoeia of Madagascar the bark serves as an emetic, and the leaves serve to make a refreshing infusion; the young leaves are reputed to be effective against hematuria (blood in the urine), the old leaves against rheumatism.
- Cataract : Prepare an infusion with the leaves and wash the eyes with it daily.
- Type 2 diabetes : Prepare an infusion of the leaves and drink 1 cup twice per week.
- Aphloia extracts are also used in anti-aging creams.
References
- Plantes médicinales de la pharmacopée réunionnaise ~ Plantes médicinales réunionnaise ~ (Memento vom 8. April 2009 im Internet Archive) bzw. Anne Adsersen, Henning Adsersen: Plants from Réunion Island with alleged antihypertensive and diuretic effects – an experimental and ethnobotanical evaluation. In: Journal of ethnopharmacology. Band 58, Nr. 3, 1997, S. 189–206, doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00100-1.
- https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2016/4523828/tab3/
- http://www.freshpatents.com/Cosmetic-use-of-mangiferin-dt20060427ptan20060088560.php?type=description
