''Urceola micrantha'' is a plant species in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

. It is a shrub widespread across much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas. In Taïwan, it is used in

folk medicine Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) refers to the knowledge, skills, and practices rooted in the cultural beliefs of various societies, especially Indigenous groups, used for maintaining health and treatin ...

as an

analgesic An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic, antalgic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used for pain management. Analgesics are conceptually distinct from anesthetics, which temporarily reduce, and in s ...

, antiphlogistic and

spasmolytic Spasmolytic may refer to: * Antispasmodic, smooth muscle relaxant * A type of muscle relaxant A muscle relaxant is a drug that affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone. It may be used to alleviate symptoms such as muscle spa ...

agent.Proanthocyanidins – a final frontier in flavonoid research? Richard A. Dixon, De-Yu Xie and Shashi B. Sharma, New Phytologist (2005) 165: 9–28 The species contains proanthocyanidin B2,

proanthocyanidin A1 Procyanidin A1 is an A type proanthocyanidin dimer. It is an epicatechin-(2β→7,4β→8)-catechin dimer found in '' Rhododendron spiciferum'', in peanut skins and in '' Ecdysanthera utilis''. Procyanidin B1 Procyanidin B1 is a procyanidin di ...

and

proanthocyanidin A2 Procyanidin A2 is an A type proanthocyanidin. It is found in avocado, chestnut, cranberry juice concentrate, lychee fruit pericarp, peanut skins, Cinchona cortex, cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree speci ...

References

Apocyneae Flora of Assam (region) Flora of Bangladesh Flora of China Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malaya Flora of the Ryukyu Islands Flora of Taiwan Medicinal plants Plants described in 1837 {{Apocynaceae-stub