Cratoxylum formosum (Jacq.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Dyer (= C. prunifolium Dyer)

DeFilipps, Robert A. & Krupnick, Gary A., 2018, The medicinal plants of Myanmar, PhytoKeys 102, pp. 1-341 : 94

Cratoxylum formosum (Jacq.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Dyer (= C. prunifolium Dyer)

Names.

Myanmar: bamachet, ma-chyangai, mye-mu-se, sa-thange-ohnauk. Thai: tiu khon tree.

Range.

Tropical Asia. Widely distributed in Myanmar.

Conservation status.

Lower Risk/least concern [LC] ( IUCN 2017).

Use.

Bark, Leaf, Root: Given as a protective remedy to a women after childbirth.

Notes.

Several species in the genus Cratoxylum appear to have some medicinal use. In Indo-China, the species C. pruniflorum is thought to have "marked digestive properties", and, in combination with with Artemisia leaves, is administered to women in parturition ( Perry 1980).

Reference.

Nordal (1963).