The medicinal plants of Myanmar
Author
DeFilipps, Robert A.
Deceased
Author
Krupnick, Gary A.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-4826
Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, MRC- 166, Washington, DC, 20013 - 7012, USA
krupnick@si.edu
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Morinda citrifolia L.
Names.
Myanmar
:
nibase
,
noni
,
nyagyi
.
English
: Indian mulberry.
Range.
East Indies and Australia. Cultivated in Myanmar.
Uses.
Leaf
and
Fruit
: Used to alleviate arthritis, as an emmenagogue, and to promote menstrual flow.
Notes.
Medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in
Jain and DeFilipps (1991)
. Indigenous medicinal uses of this species in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) are discussed by
Dagar and Singh (1999)
.
The medicinal uses of this plant in the Caribbean region, as well as its chemistry, biological activity, toxicity and dosages, are discussed by
Germosen-Robineau
(1997)
. Details of the active chemical compounds, effects, herbal usage, and pharmacological literature of this plant are given in
Fleming (2000)
. Traditional medicinal uses, chemical constituents, and pharmacological activity of this species are discussed by
Ross (2001)
.
Reference.
Nordal (1963)
.