Viscum cruciatum Sieber ex Boiss.
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Viscum cruciatum Sieber ex Boiss. |
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Viscum cruciatum Sieber ex Boiss.
Names.
Myanmar: kyibaung, taung-kyibaung. English: mistletoe.
Range.
In Europe, northern Asia, and northern Africa. In Myanmar, found in Ayeyarwady, Magway, and Shan.
Use.
Leaf: In Upper Myanmar, leaves are powdered and a paste is made for use in a local antiphylogistic application.
Notes.
In India the whole plant is used for "puss formation"; from the leaf a poultice is made for neuralgia, and ash is placed on itching skin ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991). In Indo-China young children are bathed in a decoction of the plant to treat fevers ( Perry 1980).
Reference.
Perry (1980).
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