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
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Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Names.
Myanmar
:
bein-nwe
,
nwe-nathan-gwin
.
English
: hiptage.
Range.
Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, Philippine Islands, Taiwan. From Myanmar to Timor. Cultivated in the tropics.
Uses.
Bark
: A bitter.
Leaf
: Used as a remedy for skin diseases.
Notes.
In Indonesia the pounded bark is applied to fresh wounds (
Perry 1980
).
The medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in
Jain and DeFilipps (1991)
.
A glycoside-like substance, hiptagin, has been found in this species (
Perry 1980
).
Reference.
Perry (1980)
.