Lantana x aculeata L.

DeFilipps, Robert A. & Krupnick, Gary A., 2018, The medicinal plants of Myanmar, PhytoKeys 102, pp. 1-341 : 165

Lantana x aculeata L.

Names.

Myanmar: seinnaban, nadaung-ban. English: lantana, wild sage.

Range.

Native to Tropical America; introduced in the East, and now pantropic. Reported from Myanmar.

Uses.

Whole plant: Used as tonic, antispasmodic, and diaphoretic.

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 described by Dagar and Singh (1999). Medicinal uses of this species in China are discussed by Duke and Ayensu (1985). Medicinal uses of this species in South China, Indo-China, the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, and the Philippines are discussed in Perry (1980).

The medicinal uses of this plant in the Caribbean region, as well as its chemistry, biological activity, toxicity and dosages, are discussed by Germosén-Robineau (1997). The chemistry, pharmacology, history, and medicinal uses of this species in Latin America are discussed in detail by Gupta (1995). The chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, and traditional medicinal uses of this plant on a worldwide basis are discussed in detail by Ross (1999). The toxic properties, symptoms, treatment, and beneficial uses of this plant, parts of which are poisonous, are discussed by Nellis (1997).

Worldwide medicinal usage, chemical composition and toxicity of this species are noted by Duke (1986). Toxicity of this species is discussed by Bruneton (1999).

Reference.

Nordal (1963).