Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem.

DeFilipps, Robert A. & Krupnick, Gary A., 2018, The medicinal plants of Myanmar, PhytoKeys 102, pp. 1-341 : 120

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scientific name	Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem.
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Names.

Myanmar: kyana, kyat-nan, pinle-ohn, pinle-on. English: puzzlenut tree.

Range.

Throughout most of Old World tropics to Australia, Fiji, and Tonga.

Conservation status.

Least Concern [LC] ( IUCN 2017).

Uses.

Whole plant: Astringent. Bark: Remedy for dysentery. Fruit and Seed: An antidiarrheic; peels of fruits or seed used as poultice on swellings, and ash of seed applied to itch. Bark and Root: Strong astringent. Root: Used to treat cholera.

Note.

Perry (1980) discusses the uses of this species from Myanmar to the Philippines.

Reference.

Perry (1980).