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 Melastoma malabathricum L. Names. Myanmar : kyet-gale , linda-pabyin , myetpye , nyaung-ye-o-pan , sahkao , shame , wachyang , wagangga . English : Indian rhododendron, melastoma. Range. India, southeastern Asia, Malay Archipelago, New Guinea, and the Philippines. In Myanmar, found in Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi, and Yangon. Uses. Leaf : Used in for chronic diarrhea and dysentery. Notes. In India the bark of the species is used for skin diseases; the leaf for smallpox and wounds; and the root for diarrhea and dysentery ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). In China the leaf is used as a febrifuge and for rickets ( Duke and Ayensu 1985 ). In Taiwan the plant is used as a febrifuge and for rickets; on the Malay Peninsula for its astringent property and, in combination with the leaves of Ageratum conyzoides and Hedyotis capitellata , to treat dysentery ( Perry 1980 ). In Indo-China the plant is used for treating diarrhea, leucorrhea, and dysentery; the leaves, flowering tops and roots are an astringent drug ( Perry 1980 ). Reference. Nordal (1963) .