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RRehmanniae radix, Retama raetam, Rhazya stricta, Rheedia gardneriana, Rhizoma alismatis, Rhizophora mangle, Rhus hirta, Rubus imperialis, Ruscus aculeatus

Retama raetam

Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Order : Fabales

Family : Fabaceae

Genus : Retama raetam

Chemical Constituents:

Luteolin 4′-O-neohesperidoside and 5, 4′-dihydroxy-(3″,4″-dihydro-3″,4″-dihydroxy)-2″,2″-dimethylpyrano-(5″,6″:7,8)-flavone,(4′, 5, 7-trihydroxy-8-(2-hydroxy-3-butenyl)-flavone), D-xylose, D-glucose, and 4-O-Methyl-d-glucuronic acid, Beta-(1-->4)-linked D-Xylopyranosyl residues, having branches of alpha-d-glucopyranosyl residues (1-->2)-linkages and 4-O-methyl-alpha-d-glucopyranosyluronic acid at O-2

Part used : Leaves, seeds

Reference:

Chemical Constitutents :

Structural analysis of an alkali-extractable polysaccharide from the seeds of Retama raetamssp. gussonei. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16872158

Anti hyperglycemic activity:

Hypoglycaemic activity of Retama raetam in rats .http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15852497
Effect of Retama raetam on lipid metabolism in normal and recent-onset diabetic rats. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15013197
Effect of the desert plant Retama raetam on glycaemia in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12787950