Martynia annua L. (= M. diandra Gloxin)
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Martynia annua L. (= M. diandra Gloxin) |
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Martynia annua L. (= M. diandra Gloxin)
Names.
Myanmar: se-kalon. English: devil’s claw, iceplant, tiger’s claw.
Range.
China, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam; native of Central America, introduced and naturalized elsewhere. Cultivated in Myanmar.
Uses.
Fruit: Used in tuberculosis and for inflammation.
Note.
Reported medicinal uses for this species include alexiteric, adenopathy, alopecia, carbuncle, epilepsy, inflammation, scabies, sores, sore throat, and gargle ( Duke 2009).
Reference.
Nordal (1963).
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