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 Acalypha wilkesiana Muell . Arg. Names. Myanmar : saydan-kya . English : copperleaf, Jacob's coat, firedragon. Range. Pacific Islands, the exact origin is unknown. Cultivated in Myanmar. Uses. The species has medicinal uses in Myanmar, but Nordal (1963) does not list them. Notes. The species has medicinal uses for ache, swelling, as a testicle altschul, and as a bacterioside (chemical found in plant shown to be effective for this purpose) ( Duke 2009 ). Gallic acid, corilagin, and geraniin were isolated from an ethnol extract of the leaves of this species. These compounds were found to be responsible for the observed antimicorbioal activity ( Adesina et al. 2000 ). Reference. Nordal (1963) .