Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

DeFilipps, Robert A. & Krupnick, Gary A., 2018, The medicinal plants of Myanmar, PhytoKeys 102, pp. 1-341 : 110

Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

Names.

Myanmar: balu-wah, kon-kado, taw-wah. English: musk mallow.

Range.

Tropical Asia. In Myanmar, found in Magway, Mandalay, Shan, and Yangon.

Uses.

Leaf and Root: Use for poultice. Flower and Fruit: Said to be a remedy for spermatorrhea. Seed: Said to have stomachic, tonic, diuretic, antihysteric, stimulant, and antispasmodic properties. Root: Pulverized and used to poultice boils and swellings.

Notes.

In India the seed is used as a stimulant, antispasmodic, stomachic, tonic, carminative, and aphrodisiac ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991). Perry (1980) discusses the medicinal uses of the species in China, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

Reference.

Perry (1980).