Memecylon edule Roxb.
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Memecylon edule Roxb. |
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Names.
Myanmar: byin-gale, lee-ko-kee, me-byaung, miat, mi-nauk. English: ironwood tree.
Range.
Tropical India. In Myanmar, found in Kayin, Rakhine, Taninthayi, Yangon.
Uses.
Bark: Used in a fomentation. Leaf: Astringent.
Notes.
In Indo-China an infusion of the bark and leaves is used to treat fever; in India a decoction of the roots is used as an emmenagogue, and an infusion of the leaves is astringent and used to treat ophthalmia ( Khare 2007). The leaves have strong anti-inflamatory and analgesic properties ( Nualkaew et al. 2009).
Reference.
Perry (1980).
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