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 Viscum cruciatum Sieber ex Boiss. Names. Myanmar : kyibaung , taung-kyibaung . English : mistletoe. Range. In Europe, northern Asia, and northern Africa. In Myanmar, found in Ayeyarwady, Magway, and Shan. Use. Leaf : In Upper Myanmar, leaves are powdered and a paste is made for use in a local antiphylogistic application. Notes. In India the whole plant is used for "puss formation"; from the leaf a poultice is made for neuralgia, and ash is placed on itching skin ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). In Indo-China young children are bathed in a decoction of the plant to treat fevers ( Perry 1980 ). Reference. Perry (1980) .