Cynometra ramiflora L.
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Cynometra ramiflora L. |
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Names.
Myanmar: myinga, ye-minga. English: cynometra.
Range.
India, Indo-China, and Malesia. In Myanmar, found in Ayeyarwady, Rakhine, and Taninthayi.
Uses.
Leaf: Used as an antiherpetic. Root: Employed as a purgative.
Notes.
Perry (1980) discusses the medicinal uses of this species in East and Southeast Asia. Duke (2009) notes use the species for dermatosis, scabies, and leprosy. In India the leaf is boiled in cow’s milk and mixed with honey into a lotion, then applied externally for skin diseases, scabies, and leprosy; oil from the seed is applied externally for the same afflictions; and the root is used as a purgative and cathartic ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).
Reference.
Perry (1980).
Duke, JA, 2009. Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical database. USDA-ARS-NGRL, Beltsville Agricultural Research Centre, Maryland. http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
Jain, SK, DeFilipps, RA, 1991. Medicinal Plants of India. 2 Vols. Reference Publications, Inc, Algonac.
Perry, LM, 1980. Medicinal Plants of East and South-East Asia: Attributed Properties and Uses. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London.
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