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 Altingia excelsa Noronha Names. Myanmar : nantayok . English : Burmese storax. Range. India and Myanmar to Java; also cultivated. In Myanmar, it is found in Kachin and Taninthayi. Use. Stem : Resin used as remedy for orchitus. Notes. In India the resin is used on leucoderma and scabies; also for an antiscorbutic, carminative, stomachic, and expectorant ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). In China it is used as a tonic, and liquid storax is used in a tonic and stimulant, considered especially good for chest complaints. On the Malay Peninsula it is mixed with other drugs, and used as a tonic. In Indonesia the natives use the leaves for medicinal purposes ( Perry 1980 ). Reported constituents include essential oil, vanilline, cinnamic acid, styrolene, naphthalene, and caoutchouc ( Perry 1980 ). Reference. Perry (1980) .