Strychnos wallichiana Steud. ex A.DC. (= S. cinnamomifolia Thwaites)
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Strychnos wallichiana Steud. ex A.DC. (= S. cinnamomifolia Thwaites) |
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Strychnos wallichiana Steud. ex A.DC. (= S. cinnamomifolia Thwaites)
Name.
Chinese: chang zi ma quia.
Range.
China, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. In Myanmar, found in Bago and Mandalay.
Uses.
Root: Used to treat elephantiasis and epilepsy.
Note.
In India a decoction made from the root is used for elephantiasis, ulcers, rheumatism, epilepsy, and fever ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).
Reference.
Nordal (1963).
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