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Hamelia patens Health effects and herbal facts

Hamelia patens is a large perennial shrub or small tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to the American subtropics and tropics. Its range extends from Florida in the southern United States to as far south as Argentina. Common names include Firebush, Hummingbird Bush, Scarlet Bush and Redhead.

Medical use

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Geografical distribution

• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Cultivated
  • Indian Subcontinent: India
• NORTHERN AMERICA
  Native
  • Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Florida
  • Northern Mexico: Mexico - Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas
  • Southern Mexico: Mexico - Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Native
  • Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda - Barbuda; Bahamas; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Guadeloupe; Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; Puerto Rico; St. Vincent and Grenadines - St. Vincent; Virgin Islands (U.S.)
  • Mesoamerica: Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
  • Northern South America: Venezuela
  • Brazil: Brazil - Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Federal District, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo
  • Western South America: Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru
  • Southern South America: Argentina - Chaco, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta; Paraguay

Biological activities

Anthelmintic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
AntiHIV	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antibacterial	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Anticancer	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Anticariogenic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antidiarrheic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antidysenteric	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antihepatotoxic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antihypertensive	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antileukemic	Isopteropodine found in Plant
Antilipolytic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antimutagenic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antinephritic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antiophidic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antioxidant	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antiradicular	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antirenitic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antitumor-Promoter	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antitumor	Pteropodine found in Plant Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antiulcer	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Antiviral	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Cancer-Preventive	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Carcinogenic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Chelator	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Cytotoxic	Pteropodine found in Plant
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Hepatoprotective	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Immunostimulant	Isopteropodine found in Plant
Immunosuppressant	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
MAO-Inhibitor	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Pesticide	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Phagocytotic	Isopteropodine found in Plant Pteropodine found in Plant
Psychotropic	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	Tannin found in Bark (150000 ppm)

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