The medicinal plants of Myanmar
DeFilipps, Robert A.
Krupnick, Gary A.
PhytoKeys
2018
2018-06-28
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Planch.
Planch.
Magnoliopsida
Ulmaceae
Holoptelea
CoL
Plantae
Holoptelea integrifolia
Rosales
162
163
Tracheophyta
species
integrifolia
Names. Myanmar: myauk-seik, pyauk-seik. English: Indian elm.
Range. India, Nepal, Sri Lanka; Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Widely distributed in Myanmar.
Use. Bark: Used to treat rheumatism.
Notes. The bark and leaves are bitter, astringent, acrid, thermogenic, anti-inflammatory, digestive, carminative, laxative, anthelmintic, depurative, and revulsive; considered useful in vitiated conditions of kapha and pitta, inflammations, dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, helminthiasis, vomiting, skin diseases, leprosy, diabetes, hemorrhoids, and rheumatism ( Warrier et al. 1994). An aqueous extract of leaves of this species has shown antimicrobial activity ( Sharma et al. 2009).
Reference. Perry (1980).