Urceola micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) D.J.Middleton is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Urceola micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) D.J.Middleton
Urceola micrantha is an Apocynaceae shrub used in Taiwanese folk medicine that contains specific proanthocyanidin compounds.
Urceola micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) D.J.Middleton is a plant species belonging to the Apocynaceae family. It grows as a shrub and is widely distributed across large parts of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas. In Taiwan, it is used in folk medicine as an analgesic, an antiphlogistic, and a spasmolytic agent. This species contains the compounds proanthocyanidin B2, proanthocyanidin A1, and proanthocyanidin A2.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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