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 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) .