Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir.
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Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir. |
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Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir.
Names.
Myanmar: taw-ma-hnyo-lon, ye-tazwet. English: madras wormwood.
Range.
Widespread in tropical and subtropical Africa, Madagascar, and Asia. In Myanmar, found in Bago and Yangon.
Conservation status.
Least Concern [LC] ( IUCN 2017).
Uses.
Leaf: Used as anthelmintic, antipyretic, and antispasmodic.
Note.
Medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in Jain and DeFilipps (1991) as follows: The leaf is used as an infusion and electuary for obstructed menses and hysteria, for anodye and antiseptic fomentations; also an antispasmodic, stomachic and deobstruent.
Reference.
Nordal (1963).
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