Details of Plants:Betula alnoides

Plant details

Family: Betulaceae
Phytochemicals

Arbutin
Betulic acid
Betulinic acid
Diarylheptanoids
Fernane
Germacrene D
Lupine
Oleanane
Phenylbutanoids
Platyphylloside
α-Copaene
δ-cadinene
NE-statewise availability

Meghalaya
Vernacular Name

Meghalaya: Dienglieng
Ailments cured

Flatulence
Indigestion
Plant parts used and methods

Root: Extract taken orally
Plant References

Kayang. H; et al. Medicinal Plants of Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India, Bioprospecting & Ethnopharmacology, 1, 75-80, 2005.

Phytochemical References

Rastogi, S; et al. Medicinal plants of the genus Betula—Traditional uses and a phytochemical–pharmacological review. Journal of ethnopharmacology 159: 62-83, 2015.