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 Clerodendrum thomsoniae Balf.f. Names. Myanmar : tike-pan , taik-pan-gyi . English : bag-flower, bleeding-heart vine, glory tree, tropical bleeding heart. Range. West and West-Central tropical Africa. Cultivated in Myanmar. Uses. Plant used for medicinal purposes (exact uses not given in Nordal 1963 ). Notes. Other members of the genus are reported as used medicinally in India, China, Thailand, Korea, and Japan for the treatment of such diseases as syphilis, typhoid, cancer, jaundice, and hypertension ( Shrivastava and Patel 2007 ). Major chemical compounds have been reported from this genus. These include phenolics, steroids, di- and tri-terpenes, flavonoids, volatile oils, etc. ( Shrivastava and Patel 2007 ). Reference. Nordal (1963) .