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 Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Names. Myanmar : kyi , kyi-ni , ye-kyi . English : Indian oak. Range. India to northern Australia. Widely distributed in Myanmar. Uses. Leaf : Used to treat dysentery and diarrhea. Fruit : Used for blood diseases. Seed : Used to treat opthalmia. Root: An aperient. Notes . In India a decoction of the bark is used as a mouthwash for toothache and gum pain; the stem is used for toothache; leaf juice is used for diarrhea; the fruit is used for nasal catarrh; the seed for liver problems; and an unspecified part, in a mixture with herbs, is used to treat cholera ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). Medicinal uses of the species in Indo-China and the Philippines are discussed in Perry (1980) . References. Nordal (1963) , Perry (1980) .