Garcinia xanthochymus Hook.f.

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Garcinia xanthochymus Hook.f.

Names.

Myanmar: daungyan, dawyan-ban, hmandaw, madaw. English: garcinia.

Range.

Western Himalayas, northern India. Widely distributed in Myanmar.

Uses.

Fruit: A preparation of the fruit is given to treat bilious conditions, diarrhea, and dysentery.

Notes.

An extract from the bark of this species was found to stimulate the growth of neurons or nerve tissues in culture studies ( Chanmahasathien et al. 2003). Research has also been conducted on the anti-inflammatory activity of the leaves, which were found to contain high levels of xanthones, reported to possess antibacterial and antimalarial properties ( Pal et al. 2005).

Reference.

Perry (1980).