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 Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. Names. Myanmar : balu-wah , kon-kado , taw-wah . English : musk mallow. Range. Tropical Asia. In Myanmar, found in Magway, Mandalay, Shan, and Yangon. Uses. Leaf and Root : Use for poultice. Flower and Fruit : Said to be a remedy for spermatorrhea. Seed : Said to have stomachic, tonic, diuretic, antihysteric, stimulant, and antispasmodic properties. Root : Pulverized and used to poultice boils and swellings. Notes. In India the seed is used as a stimulant, antispasmodic, stomachic, tonic, carminative, and aphrodisiac ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). Perry (1980) discusses the medicinal uses of the species in China, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Reference. Perry (1980) .