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 Clausena excavata Burm.f. Names. Myanmar : daw-hke , pyin-daw-thein , seik-nan . English : clausena. Range. Asia, Australia, and tropical South Africa. Widely distributed in Myanmar. Uses. Plant considered a good remedy for stomach trouble. Leaf : Bitter and astringent, promotes good digestion. Used to treat diseases caused by "abnormal blood". A drink of milk in which the leaves were stewed used to neutralize poisons. Leaves also used in making up carminatives and to control leprosy. Root : Used as an antispasmodic. Notes. The medicinal uses of this species in China are discussed in Duke and Ayensu (1985) . In India the stem is used as diuretic and for digestion ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). In Taiwan a decoction of the root is sudorific and the leaves are insecticidal ( Perry 1980 ). In Indo-China the plant is used as a tonic, astringent, and emmenagogue; a poultice of the leaves is applied to treat paralysis; and an infusion of the stem (roots, or the flowers and leaves) is taken for colic ( Perry 1980 ). On the Malay Peninsula the pounded root is used as a poultice for sores; the leaves are employed for headache and ulcerated nose (for the latter, fumigation from burning leaves and bark is another treatment), and a decoction of the leaves is administered post partum; in Indonesia the juice, pressed or pounded out of the leaves, is used both as a medication for fever and a vermifuge, and may be given to "lying-in" women ( Perry 1980 ). References. Nordal (1963) , Agricultural Corporation (1980) , Perry (1980) , Forest Department (1999) .