TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDICINAL PLANT RECORDS FOR DIPHTHERIA IN MPDB : 1
AQUATIC : 0 BAMBOO : 0 CLIMBERS : 0 GRASSES : 0 HERBS : 0 ORCHIDS : 0 SHRUBS : 0 TREES : 1
| Sr. No. |
Medicinal Plant's Name |
Plant's Family |
Plant category |
Medicinal Uses |
| 1 |
Streblus asper Lour. |
MORACEAE |
Tree |
A decoction of the stem bark is used in the treatment of dysentery, Diarrhea and fevers. The bark is chewed as an anti-dote in snake poisoning. Water in which the bark of this tree has been boiled is used for disinfecting wounds. The powdered root bark is used to treat toothache and to cure peritonitis. The leaves are depurative and laxative. They are given, with a little added salt, to mothers who have just given birth. A decoction of the branchlets is drunk to relieve a swollen abdomen. The seed is considered tonic and carminative, as well as an appetizer. A decoction of the roots is used to treat diphtheria. The latex from the plant, rubbed on the temples, is considered effective in treating neuralgia. |
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