The medicinal plants of Myanmar Author DeFilipps, Robert A. Deceased Author Krupnick, Gary A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-4826 Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, MRC- 166, Washington, DC, 20013 - 7012, USA krupnick@si.edu text PhytoKeys 2018 2018-06-28 102 1 341 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 1314-2003-102-1 AA226A35FFF8FFBC37621A40C2518C67 1306325 Fagopyrum esculentum Moench Names. Myanmar : shari-mam . English : brank, buckwheat, common buckwheat, notch-seeded buckwheat. Range. Central or northern Asia. Widely grown as cultigen in cool temperate regions, and easily escaping. Uses. Fruit : Used to treat colic and diarrhea. Note. Medicinal uses of this species in China are discussed in Duke and Ayensu (1985) . Reference. Nordal (1963) .