Family: Melastomataceae
Common name: anjani
[From Greek, memecylon = the fruit of Arbutus unedo and from Latin, edule = edible]
Memecylon edule is a small evergreen tree native to India, especially the Deccan Plateau, including most of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and parts of Tamil Nadu and dry parts of Sri Lanka. Common names include kaayam, delek bangas, delek air, miat, and nemaaru and in Sri Lanka it is known as "Kora kaha" in sinhala language.
The tree grows on rocky soils and blooms once or twice per year. The fruit is about a centimeter long and green, turning red then black as it ripens. The tree has a thin bark, so it is sometimes also called nipis kulit or "thin-skinned" in Malay. This tree is valued as an ornamental and a source of wood for construction.
Description: It is a hand some coastal shrub found in South-east Asia. The stems are terete and glabrous. Leaves: simple, opposite and without stipules. The petiole is grooved, 1 cm–1.5 cm long. The blade is elliptic-lanceolate, coriaceous, and 7.3 cm × 4.2 cm–8.6 cm × 5 cm. The midrib is sunken above and raised below. The inflorescences are axillary racemes. The fruits are pinkish, globose, open at the apex, 5 mm–7 mm in diameter.
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. [Medicinal Plants of the Aisa-Pacific: Drugs For The Future?]
Used in Ayurveda and Sidha. Root decoction in controlling excessive menstrual discharges. Leaves astringent, cooling, for gonorrhea, conjunctivitis.
6 Published articles of Memecylon edule
1. Apoptogenic activity of ethyl acetate extract of leaves of Memecylon edule on human gastric carcinoma cells via mitochondrial dependent pathway
Naidu, V. G. M.; Mahesh, Bandari Uma; Giddam, Ashwini Kumar; et al.
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume: 6 Issue: 5 Pages: 337-345 Published: MAY 2013
2. Epigallocatechin gallate, myricetin and ellagic acid glycosides with anti-inflammatory activity from Memecylon edule leaves
Nualkaew, S.; Thongpraditchote, S.; Wongkrajang, Y.; et al.
Conference: International Congress on Natural Products Research on Global Change, Natural Products and Human Health/8th Joint Meeting of AFERP, ASP, GA, PSE and SIF Location: New York, NY Date: JUL 28-AUG 01, 2012
Sponsor(s): Amer Soc Pharmacognosy (ASP); Soc Med Plant & Nat Prod Res (GA); Italian Soc Phytochem (SIF); Phytochem Soc Europe (PSE); French Speaking Soc Pharmacognosy (AFERP)
Planta Medica Volume: 78 Issue: 11 Pages: 1189-1189 Published: AUG 2012
3. Memecylon edule leaf extract mediated green synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles
Elavazhagan, Tamizhamudu; Arunachalam, Kantha D.
International Journal of Nanomedicine Volume: 6 Pages: 1265-1278 Published: 2011
4. In vitro callus induction and shoot multiplication from nodal explants and leaves of Memecylon edule.
Tamizhamudu Elavazhagan; Arunachalam, K. D.
Asian Journal of Biotechnology Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Pages: 110-119 Published: 2010
5. Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and wound healing activities of the leaves of Memecylon edule Roxb.
Nualkaew, Somsak; Rattanamanee, Kwanchai; Thongpraditchote, Suchitra; et al.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume: 121 Issue: 2 Pages: 78-81 Published: JAN 21 2009
6. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of Memecylon edule Roxb
Nualkaew, S.; Thongpraditchote, S.; Wongkrajang, Y.; et al.
Conference: 55th Annual Congress of the Society-for-Medicinal-Plant-Research Location: Karl Franzens Univ, Graz, AUSTRIA Date: SEP 02-06, 2007
Sponsor(s): Soc Med Plant Res
Planta Medica Volume: 73 Issue: 9 Pages: 829-829 Published: AUG 2007
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