Matured Leaf sample from Embelia ribes
Embelia ribes
Embelia ribes Burm F. (Myrsinaceae), popularly known as 'Vidanga' or 'Vaivding' in Ayurveda is a red-listed medicinal plant species. It is a dioecious woody climber. It is sparsely distributed in the evergreen to moist deciduous forests of the Western Ghats and is now confined only to remnant forest pockets. E. ribes has a great demand in Ayurveda and the pharmaceutical industry (>500 mt/yr) has imposed tremendous pressure on natural populations from the Western Ghats of India. E. ribes is listed in the 'Priority Species List' for cultivation by the National Medicinal Plant Board. Embelin is the major major bioactive phyto-constituent present in E. ribes, which has been shown to have anti-helmintic, anti-tumor, anti-fertility, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial activities.
isolate
Leaf
age
More than 5 years
dev_stage
Fully grown plant
geo_loc_name
India: Karnataka
tissue
Leaf
collected_by
Balasubramani SP
collection_date
2016-12
isolation_source
Collected from and ex situ medicinal plants garden
sample_type
Leaf
BioSampleModel
Plant