Product Description
Leaves whole, cut or powder form.
Others common names: Holy Thorn and Mayten.
Chemical Constituents: alkaloids (maytansinoids, maytansine), triterpenoid,quinones tannins and flavonoids.
Properties: antiulcer (prevents or helps in healing peptic ulcers, anlagesic, gastrointestinal antiseptic, astringent, wound-healing). Maytansine hás shown antitumoral effect, but it is toxic and not used.
Uses: It is used as a tea for peptic ulcers and dyspeptic disorders (heartburn, stomach pain, flatulence). In traditional medicine it is used for its claimed contraceptive effect. Externally it is used (as a wash) for ulcers and chronic diseases (eczema).