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 Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants (= Chenopodium ambrosioides L.) Names. Myanmar : say-my . English : Mexican tea, strong-scented pigweed, wormseed. Range. Tropical America. Cultivated in Myanmar. Uses. Whole plant : Used as an anthelmintic, especially for roundworms but also for hookworms, as well as a remedy for intestinal amoebae. Notes. Medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in Jain and DeFilipps (1991) . Perry (1980) discusses the medicinal uses of the species in general, and also gives its uses in Japan, Indo-China, and the Philippines. Medicinal use, chemical constituents, pharmacological action, and of this species in Indian Ayurveda are discussed in detail by Kapoor (1990) . Reported chemical constituents of the plant include volatile oil, ascaridol, geraniol, saponin, 1-limonene, p-cymene, and d-camphor ( Perry 1980 ). The medicinal uses of this plant in the Caribbean region, as well as its chemistry, biological activity, toxicity and dosages, are discussed by Germosen-Robineau (1997) . The chemistry, pharmacology, history and medicinal uses of this species in Latin America are discussed in detail by Gupta (1995) . Details of the active chemical compounds, effects, herbal usage and pharmacological literature of this plant are given in Fleming (2000) . Worldwide medicinal usage, chemical composition, and toxicity of this species are discussed by Duke (1986) . Reference. Nordal (1963) .