Ficus rumphii Blume

DeFilipps, Robert A. & Krupnick, Gary A., 2018, The medicinal plants of Myanmar, PhytoKeys 102, pp. 1-341 : 124

Ficus rumphii Blume

Names.

Myanmar: nyaung-phyu. English: Rumphf’s fig tree.

Range.

China, Pakistan, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand, and Vietnam. In Myanmar found in Bago, Rakhine, and Yangon.

Use.

Fruit: Used to reduce fever.

Notes.

The medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in Jain and DeFilipps (1991) as follows: Juice form the whole plant is used to kill worms; it also is taken internally with turmeric, pepper and ghee to treat asthma. Bark is used for snakebite. Medicinal uses of this species in Indonesia are discussed in Perry (1980).

Reference.

Nordal (1963).