Colebrookea oppositifolia Sm.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/82B12A73-136B-1B20-F920-FCE9A06E5703 |
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Colebrookea oppositifolia Sm. |
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Names.
Myanmar: chying-htawng-la. English: Indian squirrel tail, opposite-leaf drysophylia.
Range.
China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand. In Myanmar, found in Chin and Kachin.
Uses.
Root: Used to treat epilepsy and as an antiseptic.
Note.
In India the stem is used for cough; the leaf to treat wounds and eye problems ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).
Reference.
Nordal (1963).
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