Ethnobotanical and general use

Nutritional use
Young shoots are used as a vegetable and green fodder for animals.

Medical use

Root. A strong decoction of the root with 3 spoonful of honey is given in case of dysentery. The root is also purgative. It is said that this species is more effective against venereal diseases and more active than Smilax sp. The shoots cut into pieces are put into cold water and the infusion is taken 3 times a day; it is warranted that any symptom of the sickness disappears within 9 to 14 days (PITTIER 1970). Vapors of a decoction are used against rheumatism.

Leaf The leaves are used as ingredients for a ritual bath by the Caribs.

Seed. The seeds may be used as a cathartic.

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Leaf: Infusion used as a diuretic.

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Origin: Native to the Pantropic.

Pharmacological Activities: Analgesic, Antidiabetic Antiinflammatory, Antiplatelet aggregation, Antiviral Antivenom, Collagenase inhibitory activity, Muscle relaxant and Prostaglandin synthesis inhibition.
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Range. Pantropical; seashores. In Myanmar, found in Ayeyarwady, Bago, Rakhine, Taninthayi, and Yangon.

Uses
Leaf: Serves as a laxative and emetic. Decocted leaves are applied as a poultice to treat colic.
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Origin:
Near sea, especially on the West Coast.

Action:
Astringent, stomachic, laxative, antidiarrhoeal, antiemetic, analgesic.
Leaf—diuretic, antiinflammatory. Used in colic, prolapsus ani; externally in rheumatism.
Essential oil of leaves— antagonistic to histamine. Leaf extract is used for different types of inflammations including injuries caused by poisonous jelly-fish.

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