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 text PhytoKeys 2018 2018-06-28 102 1 341 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 1314-2003-102-1 AA226A35FFF8FFBC37621A40C2518C67 1306325 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) .