Toxic plant

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Origin: Native to Brazil.

Pharmacological Activities: Anthelmintic. Antibacterial, Anticonvulsant, Antidepressant, Antifertility, Antifungal, Hyperglycaemic, Antioestrogenic and Antivenom.
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Range. Pantropical, originating in the Neotropics (thought probably native to South America). Grows naturally all over Myanmar.

Uses
Whole plant: Bitter and astringent in taste with cooling properties, the five parts (root, stem, leaf, flower and fruit) are known to “calm” (reduce) phlegm and bile. A mixture of the crushed plant and water is applied topically to reduce edema. The liquid extracted from the whole plant is applied to treat inflamed sores; also used to make tonics and medicines to treat vomiting of blood, hemorrhaging, and asthma. The whole plant is also employed as a diuretic and antiseptic.

Leaf: Crushed and applied as a poultice over the pubic region to treat excessive urination. A mixture of the powdered leaves and milk is taken for hemorrhoids.

Root: Paste is applied topi­cally to heal sores. A root decoction is given to dissolve gall stones and to promote urinary function.

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Origin

Jamaica

Folk medicinal uses

The root. particularly in combination with plants such as Desmodium sp. and Achyranthes indica is used to make tea for colds. It contains 10 per cent tannin. The plant is also said to be used for gonorrhoea and as a sedative. In Africa a leaf decoction is used for dysentery, as a tonic, and as an application for guinea worm.

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Origin

Jamaica

Folk medicinal uses

The following "prescription" has recently come to the notice of the authors. "For nervous trouble Take 11/2d. or 1d. worth of each of the following:- Shame-a (M. pudica), Jig-a-nit (Tournefortia hirsutissuma?), Poor Man's Friend (Stylosanthes viscosa), Mistletoe (Loranthaceae sp.) and boil in a quart of water until reduced to 1 pt. Drink instead of water". It is perhaps of interest to note that Maya medicine included this plant as a remedy for lassitude and depression: its gum was used in treating white films on the eye. Shame weed is also used in Jamaica as a tea for the treatment of pains, especially those in the chest. Dancer considered it to be an antidote for poison and in India the leaves have been prescribed for cases of piles.

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Origin
Mizoram, Northeast India
Parts used
Leaf, root: Urticaria, scabies 
Leaf: Boils

1) Robertt, A., et al.. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana)/Smithsonian NMNH. cited online: 17-08-2017

2) A guide to medicinal plants / Hwee Ling, Koh; Tung Kian, Chua; Chay Hoon, Tan. Singapore:  World vScientific Public Co. Pte. Ltd., 2009. p 289 p.

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

4) Asprey, G.F; Phylis Thornton/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts I & II. – p. 19.

5) Asprey, G.F; Phylis Thornton/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts III & IV. – p. 62.