Family: Melastomataceae
English: Ironwood Tree
Bengali: অঞ্জন
Hindi: Anjan अंजन
Kannada: Huli Soppu
Malayalam: കാശാവ്, Kasavu, കായാമ്പൂ
Marati: anjan
Oriya: Neymaru
Tamil: காயாம்பூ, kayampu, Sirugasa
Telugu: Lakhonde
Description: A large shrub or small tree, up to 8-14m tall with amazing bright blue flowers that look almost unreal. Delek air produces showy clusters of tiny purple flowers, about 1cm each. The trees bloom once or twice a year, and are then indeed a beautiful sight. As the flower petals are shed, the sand and rocks below are dusted in mauve. The fruits are small (about 1cm) and are green, turning red then black as they ripen. The tree has a thin bark, so it is sometimes also called 'Nipis kulit' or 'thin-skinned' in Malay. Delek air belongs to the same family as the more familiar Singapore Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum) This tree is not only beautiful, but also useful. It provides hard timber used for building houses and boats. A yellow dye can be extracted from the leaves and the bark is used to treat bruises.
Uses: In Burma, the leaves of Memecylon edule Roxb. are used for their astringent properties. In Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, Memecylon edule Roxb. is used to treat fever. In the Philippines, a variety of Memecylon edule Roxb. is used to promote menses and treat ophthalmia.
Memecylon umbellatum lowers the serum glucose level in glucose and alloxan-induced diabetic mice. [Medicinal Plants of The Aisa-Pacific: Drugs For The Future?]
Published articles of Memecylon umbellatum
1. Phytochemical screening and in vitro antioxidant potential of Memecylon umbellatum Burm leaf extracts.
Killedar Suresh; More Harinath; Mali Sachin; et al.
Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Pages: 30-35 Published: 2014
2. Phytochemical screening and evaluation of antimicrobial activity of different root extracts and fractions of Memecylon umbellatum Burm.
Killedar, S. G.; More, H. N.; Karade, R. S.; et al.
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Bio-Science Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 378-391 Published: 2014
3. One-step green synthesis and characterization of leaf extract-mediated biocompatible silver and gold nanoparticles from Memecylon umbellatum
Arunachalam, Kantha D.; Annamalai, Sathesh Kumar; Hari, Shanmugasundaram
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE Volume: 8 Pages: 1307-1315 Published: 2013
4. Phytochemical screening and in-vitro antioxidant activity of Memecylon umbellatum root extracts.
Suresh Killedar; Harinath More; Gourav Shah; et al.
World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (WJPPS) Volume: 2 Issue: 6 Pages: 5988-5996 Published: 2013
5. Anti-cancer activity of memecylon umbellatum leaf extract.
Ravindra Puttaswamy; Peethambar, S. K.; Vinayaka, K. S.; et al.
World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (WJPPS) Volume: 2 Issue: 6 Pages: 5997-6000 Published: 2013
6. The medicinal value of Memecylon umbellatum leaf extract.
Ravindra Puttaswamy; Achur, R. N.
Journal of Pharmacy Research Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Pages: 447-451 Published: 2013
7. Pharmacological studies on Memecylon umbellatum burm.F. (Melastomataceae).
Subban Murugesan; Annamalai Panneerselvam
Journal of Pharmacy Research Volume: 5 Issue: 8 Pages: 4266-4270 Published: 2012
8. Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of the leaves of Memecylon umbellatum Burm. f.
Subban Murugesan; Annamalai Pannerselvam; Tangavelou, A. C.
Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Pages: 42-45 Published: 2011
9. Evaluation of phytochemical constituents from the leaves of Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.
Subban Murugesan; Ramasamy Vijayakumar; Annamalai Panneerselvam
Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Pages: 1145-1152 Published: 2011
10. Phytochemical screening of leaves of Memecylon umbellatum Burm.: a medicinal plant of central Western Ghats.
Krishnamurthy, S. R.; Asha, B.
Journal of Pharmacy Research Volume: 4 Issue: 6 Pages: 1610-1613 Published: 2011
11. Screening of antimicrobial potential and phytoconsituents for different extracts of Memecylon umbellatum Burm inflorescences.
Killedar, S. G.; More, H. N.
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Volume: 1 Issue: 4 Pages: 114-118 Published: 2011
12. Pharmacognostic parameters for the evaluation of the leaves and young stem of Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.
Padmavathy, J.; Raju, D.; Saraswathi, V. S.; et al.
International Journal of PharmTech Research Volume: 2 Issue: 3 Pages: 2001-2006 Published: 2010
13. Estimation of sugars and minerals in healthy and infected parts of Memecylon umbellatum Burm.
Ganpati, K. S.; Nivruti, M. H.
International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy (IJRAP) Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Pages: 582-585 Published: 2010
14. Estimation of tannins in different parts of Memecylon umbellatum Burm.
Killedar, S. G.; More, H. N.
Journal of Pharmacy Research Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 554-556 Published: 2010
15. EVALUATION OF ANTIPYRETIC POTENTIAL OF MEMECYLON UMBELLATUM ROOT EXTRACT
Himanshu, Joshi; Joshi, A. B.; Hemlata, Sati; et al.
Indian Journal of Natural Products Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Pages: 13-16 Published: MAR 2009
16. Flavonoids of Memecylon umbellatum (Burm.)
Joshi, Himanshu; Joshi, Arun. B.; Gururaj, M. P.; et al.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Pages: 1639-1641 Published: FEB 2009
17. Fatty acids from Memecylon umbellatum (Burm.).
Himanshu Joshi; Joshi, A. B.; Hemlata Sati; et al.
Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry (AJRC) Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Pages: 178-180 Published: 2009
18. Wound healing activity of Memecylon umbellatum Burm.
Puratchikody, A.; Nagalakshmi, G.
Journal of Plant Sciences Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Pages: 179-186 Published: 2007
19. ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF LEAVES OF Memecylon umbellatum.
Satya, S; Vijayarani, K Reeta; Srividhya, R; et al.
Ancient science of life Volume: 23 Issue: 2 Pages: 120-2 Published: 2003-Oct
20. Evaluation of the hypoglycaemic effect of Memecylon umbellatum in normal and alloxan diabetic mice
Amalraj, T; Ignacimuthu, S
Journal Of Ethnopharmacology Volume: 62 Issue: 3 Pages: 247-250 Published: OCT 1998
21. Umbelactone (4-Hydroxymethyl-3-Methyl-But-2-Ene-4,1-Olide) New Constituent Of Memycelon-Umbelatum
AGARWAL, SK; RASTOGI, RP
Phytochemistry Volume: 17 Issue: 9 Pages: 1663-1664 Published: 1978
22. Terminal Sclereids In Cotyledonary Leaves Of Memecylon-Umbellatum-Burm-F (Melastomataceae)
RAO, TA; BANERJEE, BC
Current Science Volume: 46 Issue: 12 Pages: 422-423 Published: 1977
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