Woodfordia fruticosa

Nepal. Water obtained from rice wash chaulani is taken orally to relieve vaginitis ° . To relieve leukorrhea, approx 10 g of the flowers of fire-flame bush Woodfordia fruticosa (L) Kurz. is boiled in 600-700 mL of rice wash and the decoction is cooled and taken orally twice daily for at least 2 weeks ° . 

Constit. of Woodfordia fruticosa, Saxifra-ga stolonifera and Mallotus japonicus. Prisms or needles (H2O) (dimorph.). 

Nimba arishtas (which are commercially available preparations of Azadharichta indica) and the crude water extract of neem have been shown to inhibit both complement pathways as well as activated PMN cells in vitro [58]. Arishtas contain selfgenerated alcohol which increases the shelf life of the preparation. The flowers of Woodfordia fruticosa are added to arishtas for fermentation. It has been reported that addition of these flowers to Nimba arishtas increases its immunomodulatory effects. Interestingly, this activity was not found to be due to microbial interference, but rather to immuno-active constituents released from the flowers [72]. The partially purified leaf extracts of Melia azadharich L. have been reported to reduce mortality induced by Tacaribe viral encephalitis to 15% [73]. This was associated with reduced viral titres and an improved humoral immune response with increased levels of neutralizing antibodies. 

Kroes BH, Van den Berg AJ, Abeyesekera AM, de Silva KT, Labadie RP (1993) Fermentation in traditional medicine the impact of Woodfordia fruticosa flowers on the immunomodulatory activity, and the alcohol and sugar contents of Nimba arishta. J Ethnopharmacol 40(2) 117-125... 

Kalidhar, S.B., M.R. Parthasathy, and P. Sharma Norbergenin, a New C-Glyco-side from Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. Indian J. Chem. 20, 720 (1981). 

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