“…The bark contains alkaloids including ditaine, echitenine, echitamine (ditamine) and echitamidine together with triterpenes β-amyrin and lupeol. It has been reported as antimicrobial, antiamoebic, antidiarrhoeal, antiplasmodial, hepatoprotective, immunomodulatory, anti-cancer, antiasthmatic, free radical scavenging, antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-fertility, anaemia, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, menstrual disorders, malarial fever, colic and acute arthritis and wound healing activities (Dhar et al, 1977;Patil et al, 1999;Fell, 1954;Gandhi and Vinayak, 1990;Keawpradub et al, 1999). There are also reports available on the traditional use of this plant for its cardiotonic, anti-diabetic and anti-arthritic properties.…”