The medicinal plants of Myanmar
DeFilipps, Robert A.
Krupnick, Gary A.
PhytoKeys
2018
2018-06-28
102
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Balf. f.
Balf. f.
Magnoliopsida
Lamiaceae
Clerodendrum
CoL
Plantae
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Lamiales
94
95
Tracheophyta
species
thomsoniae
Names. Myanmar: tike-pan, taik-pan-gyi. English: bag-flower, bleeding-heart vine, glory tree, tropical bleeding heart.
Range. West and West-Central tropical Africa. Cultivated in Myanmar.
Uses. Plant used for medicinal purposes (exact uses not given in Nordal 1963).
Notes. Other members of the genus are reported as used medicinally in India, China, Thailand, Korea, and Japan for the treatment of such diseases as syphilis, typhoid, cancer, jaundice, and hypertension ( Shrivastava and Patel 2007). Majorchemical compounds have been reported from this genus. These include phenolics, steroids, di- and tri-terpenes, flavonoids, volatile oils, etc. ( Shrivastava and Patel 2007).
Reference. Nordal (1963).