Myrtaceae (definition)

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Myrtaceae

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Definition: The myrtle plant family of the order Myrtales. It includes several aromatic medicinal plants such as EUCALYPTUS.

coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manua
Examples Eucalyptus; Eugenia; Feijoa; Kunzea; Leptospermum; Melaleuca; Myrtus; Pimenta; Psidium

Other names Mirtaceae; Heteropyxidaceae

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
guajavarin	22255-13-6	Glycosides Quercetin/analogs & derivatives Myrtaceae.	Arch Med Res 1994 Spring;25(1):11-5
quercetin 3-O-gentobioside	7431-83-6	Glycosides Quercetin/analogs & derivatives Myrtaceae.	Arch Med Res 1994 Spring;25(1):11-5
cajuput oil	8008-98-8	Plant Oils Terpenes Myrtaceae.	J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol 1992;36(3):303-9
guavin B	94530-90-2	*Hydrolyzable Tannins Myrtaceae.	Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1984;32(9):3787

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