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Melaleuca citrina

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Melaleuca citrina, commonly known as common red, crimson or lemon bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon citrinus. Callistemon lanceolatus is an older name.) It is a hardy and adaptable species, common in its natural habitat. It is widely cultivated, not only in Australia, often as a species of Callis

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Kadry Samuels

Interesting Facts 4

Radulović NS, et al. 2015. Aboriginal bush foods: A major phloroglucinol from crimson bottlebrush flowers (callistemon citrinus, myrtaceae) displays strong antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity. Food Research International 77:280-9.

The Crimson Bottlebrush plant is a type of shrub and/or tree that grows along or close to water bodies and produces a bright, red-colored flower as part of the canopy, which is composed of multiple bristles attached to a central spine. The flower of the Melaleuca citrina, along with other plants in the citrinus family, are considered to be edible and have been historically in the formulation of medicines and food substances. (Radulović et al. 2015) Markedly, given that the chemical substance in the flowers is sweet, the extract has been used in the formation of an array of food material, such as sweeteners used in different types of drinks. Furthermore, the medicinal properties found in the extract of the flower of the plant has been used in the development of a variety of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, as well as cardioprotective drugs, noting too that some drugs have been effective at fighting off viral and parasitic infections. (Radulović et al. 2015) As such, the Melaleuca citrina, which is more commonly known as the Crimson Bottlebrush, has chemical properties sequestered in the flower of the plant that have been used in the formulation medicinal treatments as well as in domestic activities, such as food and drink preparation.

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