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'''Rhodomyrtus tomentosa''' also known as rose myrtle, it is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, and it is native to southern and southeastern Asia, from India, east to southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines, and south to Malaysia and Sulawesi. It grows in coasts, natural forest, riparian zones, wetlands, moist and wet forests, bog margins, from sea level up to 2400 m elevation.

== Description Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa is an evergreen shrub growing up to 4 m (12 feet) tall. The leaves are opposite==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, leathery, 5–7 cm long and 2-3.5 cm broad, three-veined from the base, oval, obtuse to sharp pointed at the tip, glossy green above, densely grey or rarely yellowish-hairy beneath, with a wide petiole and an entire margin. The flowers are solitary or in clusters of two or three, 2.5–3 cm diameter, with five petals which are tinged white on the outside with purplish-pink or all pink{{Parts Used|Fruits}}.

== Uses Chemical Composition==The 80% ethanol extract from rose myrtle fruit with piceatannol exhibited protection of UVB‑induced cytotoxicity in NHEK; however, piceatannol‑4'‑O‑β‑D‑glucopyranoside exhibited no protection, as determined by a 3‑(4,5‑dimethylthiazol‑2‑yl)‑2,5‑diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===

== External Links Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen Shrub}}

==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Mature Foliage is Green, Silver / Grey}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Berry|7–10 mm|Mature Fruit Texture is Velvety||single}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Plants can succeed in tropical and subtropical climates at altitudes up to 2,440 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|often degraded sandy sites}}, {{Commonly seen|river banks}}, {{Commonly seen|riparian zones}}, {{Commonly seen|moist and wet forests}}, {{Commonly seen|bog margins}} ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Rose Myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa).jpgFile:Rose Myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) 2.jpgFile:Rose Myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) 3.jpgFile:Rose Myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) 6.jpgFile:Rose Myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) 1.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26239705 "chemical constitunets"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2388 "Plant Morphology"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rhodomyrtus+tomentosa "Cultivation Details"]</ref></references> ==External Links==* [http://vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/weeds_downy-rose-myrtle Rhodomyrtus tomentosa on agriculture.information]*[https://enwww.wikipediaspandidos-publications.orgcom/mmr/wiki12/Rhodomyrtus_tomentosa 4/5857 Rhodomyrtus tomentosaon spandidos-Wikipediapublications.net]* [https://www.doctorabel.us/medicinal-plants/rose-myrtle.html Rhodomyrtus tomentosa on doctor steve able medicinal plants]