Wednesday, 8 October 2014


                       Tree of Life



                                 Leea Indica

                   Bandicoot Berry and Huo Tong Shu

Traditional Uses

Roasted leaves or leaf juice are applied on the head to relieve vertigo. Juice of young leaves is used as digestive and poultice of leaves for body pain. The leaves are used to treat diabetes, intestinal or uterus cancer, and skin complaints.

Studies (pre-clinical)

Antioxidant : Extracts from Leea Indica showed strong free radical scavenging activity.

Anti-cancer: Several extracts were studied for cytotoxicity on various cell linings.  The ethyl acetate fraction showed the greatest cytotoxic effect against Ca Ski cervical cancer cells via induction of growth suppression and apoptosis effects.

Antimicrobial:  Esters of phthalic acid showed antibacterial and antifungal activities.

References: 
An Overview of Leea Indica

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