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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Health effects and herbal facts

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa also known as Rose Myrtle is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to southern and southeastern Asia, from India, east to southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines, and south to Malaysia and Sulawesi. It grows in coasts, natural forest, riparian zones, wetlands, moist and wet forests, bog margins, from sea level up to 2400 m elevation.

Medical use

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Geografical distribution

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Native
  • China: China - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan; Hong Kong
  • Eastern Asia: Taiwan
• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Native
  • Indian Subcontinent: India; Sri Lanka
  • Indo-China: Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
  • Malesia: Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines
• NORTHERN AMERICA
  Naturalized
  • United States
• PACIFIC
  Naturalized
  • North-Central Pacific: United States - Hawaii
  • Northwestern Pacific: Micronesia

Biological activities

Anthelmintic	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
AntiHIV	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm) Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antibacterial	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Anticancer	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Anticarcinomic	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm) Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antiedemic	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antifeedant	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm)
Antiflu	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm)
Antiinflammatory	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm) Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antileukemic	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antimalarial	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antimelanomic	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antinociceptive	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antiplasmodial	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antitumor	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm) Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Antiviral	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm) Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Aphidifuge	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm)
Apoptotic	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Cytotoxic	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm) Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Hypolipemic	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm)
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor	Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm) Betulinic-acid found in Leaf (4 ppm);found in Stem (2 ppm)
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor	Betulin found in Leaf (22 ppm);found in Stem (10 ppm)

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