Toona sureni (Blume) Merr.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7EA850AB-BE69-5B32-B9F2-B1F78D426B9F |
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Toona sureni (Blume) Merr. |
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Names.
Myanmar: kashit-ka, latsai, mai-yum, taung-tama, thit-kado. English: Australian red cedar, moulmein cedar, red cedar.
Range.
India and Indo-China south to Southeast Asia. In Myanmar, found in Bago, Mandalay, Shan, and Yangon.
Use.
Bark: Used as a strong astringent.
Notes.
In India the bark is applied externally to ulcers, used for chronic infantile dysentery, antiperient, tonic, and astringent; the flower is used as an enmenagogue ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991). In Indo-China the bark is considered to be tonic, antiperiodic, and antirheumatic; in Indonesia the bark of the red form is used as an astringent and tonic, considered good for treating chronic diarrhea, dysentery, and other intestinal problems ( Perry 1980).
An extract of the leaves has antibiotic activity against Staphylococcus ; leaf tips and Curcuma are applied to swellings ( Perry 1980).
Reference.
Perry (1980).
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