The medicinal plants of Myanmar
DeFilipps, Robert A.
Krupnick, Gary A.
PhytoKeys
2018
2018-06-28
102
1
341
863CC864-CBF0-7EB7-3C5F-30FFE1BD4241
Blume
Blume
Magnoliopsida
Phyllanthaceae
Bischofia
CoL
Plantae
Bischofia javanica
Malpighiales
132
133
Tracheophyta
species
javanica
Names. Myanmar: aukkyu, aukkywe, hka-shatawi, kywe-tho, po-gaungsa, tayok-the, ye-padauk, yepadon. English: bishop'swood.
Range. Tropical Asia. In Myanmar, found in Kachin, Mandalay, and Shan.
Use. Leaves, Juice: Used as an antiseptic.
Notes. In India juice from the leaf is used to cure sores ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991). In China the leaf is used to treat ulcers and boils; sap from the stem is applied to sores; a tonic made from the fruit is used for babies; and the root is employed as a diuretic and for nocturnal emission ( Duke and Ayensu 1985).
Reference. Nordal (1963).