Grewia polygama Roxb.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7792C00A-0825-A3DC-8655-EBAE8EA1D804 |
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Grewia polygama Roxb. |
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Names.
English: dysentery bush, emu-berry, turkey bush.
Range.
Northwestern Himalayas east to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Use.
Leaf: Used for dysentery.
Notes.
Reported medicinal uses for this species include treatment of headache, tiger bite, carbuncle, cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, eye, and sores ( Duke 2009). The seed is said to produce a sub-acid drink when boiled ( Perry 1980).
Reference.
Perry (1980).
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