Careya arborea Roxb.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 |
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PhytoKeys by Pensoft (2018-06-30 02:01:52, last updated 2022-11-11 03:55:50) |
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Careya arborea Roxb. |
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Names.
Myanmar: bambwe, hou-no, mai-pinngo, sangawn-gmawt, thelaw. English: patana oak, slow match tree, tummy wood.
Range.
Myanmar to the Malay Peninsula. Widely distributed in Myanmar.
Uses.
Bark: Used to treat snakebite. Leaf: Used to treat ulcers.
Notes.
In India the bark is used for snakebite; the flower for prolapsus ani and fistula ani, also in preparations for cold and cough ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991). In Indo-China the bark is an ingredient in an emollient embrocation utilized as an antipyretic and antipruritic during the eruption of smallpox and chickenpox ( Perry 1980).
Reference.
Perry (1980).
Jain, SK, DeFilipps, RA, 1991. Medicinal Plants of India. 2 Vols. Reference Publications, Inc, Algonac.
Perry, LM, 1980. Medicinal Plants of East and South-East Asia: Attributed Properties and Uses. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London.
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