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Eugenia tinifolia Lam. (Myrtaceae), commonly known as bois de nèfles, is a bushy shrub found in Mauritius. The species is endemic to the island. The leaf of the plant is used as depurative and to treat skin ailments. The therapeutic benefits of the plant remain underexplored. Only a few reports on the leaf bioactivities are available which are restricted to in vitro assay models only. The detail phytochemical profile of the plant is limited to the leaf polyphenolic compounds. The leaf extracts exerted broad-spectrum inhibitory activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. This chapter gives a brief breakdown of the antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidant activities, as well as the composition of catechin derivatives in E. tinifolia leaf extract.
