Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T. Anderson, 1863

DeFilipps, Robert A. & Krupnick, Gary A., 2018, The medicinal plants of Myanmar, PhytoKeys 102, pp. 1-341 : 3

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scientific name

Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T. Anderson
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Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T. Anderson

Names.

Myanmar: kwa-nyo. English: black-eyed Susan vine, bush clock-vine.

Range.

Tropical and southern Africa. In Myanmar, found in Bago, Mandalay, and Yangon.

Use.

Leaf: Used for treating bile disorders.

Note.

In India the leaf is used as an ingredient of headache poultices ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).

Reference.

Forest Department (1999).