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Research Progress on Chemical Components and Biological Activity of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

LIU Wei, ZHAO Wu, MENG Fei, YIN Hui-hui, JIANG Yuan-ming, SUN Jian-hua   

  1.  (Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine and New Technology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning 530001, China)
  • Received:2013-08-20 Online:2014-03-20 Published:2014-05-15

Abstract: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa is a wild medicinal plant, which has potential value of exploitation as a new veterinary drug. A review of current development in research concerning the chemical components, biological activity and clinical application profiles of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa is presented, and certain related problems are discussed to provide the theoretical basis for further application of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa.

Key words: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa; chemical component; biological activity;clinical application