The medicinal plants of Myanmar
DeFilipps, Robert A.
Krupnick, Gary A.
PhytoKeys
2018
2018-06-28
102
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341
19F34286-18DD-D254-5C1E-49B3F15037A3
L.
L.
Magnoliopsida
Malvaceae
Kleinhovia
CoL
Plantae
Kleinhovia hospita
Malvales
114
115
Tracheophyta
species
hospita
Names. Myanmar: o-dein, pashu-phet-wun. English: guest tree.
Range. Tropical Asia, tropical eastern Africa, and Australia. Cultivated in Myanmar.
Use. Seed: Used to treat dysentery.
Notes. In the Philippines a decoction of the leaves of this species provides a treatment for scabies, and also locally for all forms of dermatisis ( Perry 1980). The species contains prussic acid, a triterpinoid, and an essential oil ( Perry 1980). The chemical betulin, extracted from the fruit, has been found to be an anti-carcinomic, anti-feedant, anti-flu, anti-HIV, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-viral, cytotoxic, hypolipemic, a prostaglandin-synthesis inhibitor, and topoisomerase-I-inhibitor ( Duke 2009).
Reference. Nordal (1963).