In Venezuela it is considered a weed. In other parts of the world, however, it has many applications. Leaves, twigs and young fruits are eaten boiled. The plant is also used in popular medicine. The seeds in decoction are prepared for a drink which expels worms. Externally applied, the leaves cure irritations. The sap of the leaves is applied in the form of drops to cure ear ache.

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Range. 300 m; Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, east to China and Malaysia. Wide­spread in Myanmar.

Uses
Leaf: Rubefacient and vesicant.

Seed: Febrifuge.

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Origin:

Nigeria

Part used

leaves,seeds

Medicinal uses

Rheumatism,ease labour

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Origin:
Northern sector of Kibale National Park, Uganda
Disease treated:
Snake bite: FL

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2) DeFilipps, Robert A.; Krupnick, Gary A. / PhytoKeys, v. 102. - - p. 1 - 314,  2018.

3) Abd El-Ghani1, Monier M./ Traditional medicinal plants of Nigeria: an overview: Agric. Biol. J. N. Am., 2016, 7(5): 220-247. - p. 227.

4) Jane Namukobe; et al. / Traditional plants used for medicinal purposes by local communities around the Northern sector of Kibale National Park, Uganda. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2011(136) p. 239.