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 Mangifera indica L. (= Mangifera austroyunnanensis Hu; Rhus laurina Nutt.) Names. Myanmar : krek , kruk , la-mung , mak-mong , ma-monton , mamung , sagyaw , shagyaw , takau , thayet , thayet-phyu , umung . English : mango. Range. Tropical Asia. Widely distributed in Myanmar. Conservation status. Data Deficient [DD] ( IUCN 2017 ). Uses. Bark : Used as an astringent. Fruit : Ripe fruit used as laxative and rind used as tonic. Seed : Employed as an antiasthmatic. Notes. Medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in Jain and DeFilipps (1991) . Indigenous medicinal uses of this species in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) are described by Dagar and Singh (1999) . Medicinal uses of this species in China are discussed by Duke and Ayensu (1985) . Benezra et al. (1985) noted that: "People eating the fruit may suffer erythemato- vesicular eruptions of the lips and the entire face and neck ... and sometimes the genitals. The peel, not the juice, seems to be responsible"; such dermatitis is known as "mango poisoning." The chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, and traditional medicinal uses of this plant on a worldwide basis are discussed in detail by Ross (1999) . The toxic properties, symptoms, treatment and beneficial uses of this plant, parts of which are poisonous , are discussed by Nellis (1997) . Data on the propagation, seed treatment, and agricultural management of this species are given by Katende et al. (1995) and Bekele-Tesemma (1993) . Uses of this plant in the Upper Amazon region, where some Amerindian tribes use a brew of the leaves as a contraceptive and abortifacient, are given by Castner et al. (1998) . All parts of the Mangifera indica plant contain resorcinol, an irritant to the mouth and tongue ( Lan et al. 1998 ). References. Nordal (1963) , Perry (1980) .