ABSTRACT
Dodonaea plants are large shrubs or small trees and distributed in Australia, Africa, Asia, Australasia, North America, and South America. Dodonaea plants are used in the treatment of rheumatism, skin infections, diarrhea, stomach aches, hepatic or splenic origin pains, uterine colic, antipruritic in skin rashes, dermatitis, hemorrhoids, and sore throat. Its leaf infusion is useful to treat rheumatism, gout, hemorrhoids, fractures, and snake bites. The presence of dodoneasides A and B, 3β, 15α,21β,22α,28-pentahydroxy-16α-angeloyloxy12-oleanene, doviscogenin (3β, 15α, 21β, 22α,18-pentahydroxy-16α-angeloyloxy-12-oleanene, stigmasterol, 21,22-diangeloyl barringtogenol C, 21,22-diangeloyl-R1-barringenol, 21-angeloyl-R1-barringenol, and cleomiscosin, jegosapogenol, R1-barrigenol 21,22-diangelate and jegosapogenol 21-(2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylbutyroyl) 22-angelate, β-pinene, myrcene, limonene, p-cymene, citronellal, linalool, linalyl acetate, ϒ-terpineol, geraniol, α-spinasterol, 4-hydroxy-3,5-diprenylbenzaldehyde, β-sitosterol, stearic acid, syringic acid, fraxetin, cleomiscosin A, cleomiscosin C, and β-sitosterol β-D-glucoside was determined by spectral data analysis in Dodonaea plants. Dodonaea plants possess antidiabetic, antimicrobial, insecticidal, antioxidant, cytotoxic, antifertility, wound healing, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiulcer, antispasmodic, anti-diarrheal, and detoxification activities. This chapter describes traditional values, phytochemistry, pharmacological properties, and culture conditions of Dodonaea plants.
