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==Chemical Composition==
The genus includes true mangrove plants that have been reported to contain iridoids glycosides, flavonoids, diterpenes, triterpenes, fatty acids, and naphthoquinones [1–7]. Avicennia spp. are used in folk medicine to treat various diseases such as scabies, hepatitis, leprosy, burns, snake bites, tumors, ulcers, rheumatism, sore throat, pustule, and others skin diseases [8].<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==