Common Lantana Leaf

Overview

Aliases

Ixora Flower, Jungle Geranium

Nature and Flavor

Cool, Bitter, Slightly Sweet. Toxic

What's Inside

Ingredients

The flowering aerial parts contain lipids, including fatty acids such as myristic acid, palmitic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid. Volatile oils include α-phellandrene, limonene, α-terpineol, geraniol, linalool, and eucalyptol. Also contains triterpenes (lantadene A and B), reducing sugars, tannins, resins, and alkaloids.

Therapeutic Effects

Lantana effects: antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticoagulant activity.

Precautions

Contraindicated during pregnancy

NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.