Pothos scandens L.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/08DCD36C-5918-FB5F-40C2-517BB63687F6 |
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Pothos scandens L. |
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Names.
Myanmar: pein-gya. English: pothos.
Range.
Widespread from Madagascar, through India and the Himalayas to southwestern China, south through Indochina; also in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and the Philippines. In Myanmar, found in Shan, Taninthayi, and Yangon.
Use.
Leaf: Used as antiasthmatic.
Notes.
The medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in Jain and DeFilipps (1991) as follows: The root is fried in oil and applied on abscesses; the stem is smoked with camphor to treat asthma; and the leaf is powdered and used on smallpox pustules and fractures.
Reference.
Nordal (1963).
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