Antiinflamatorio, anticancerígeno: Fruto, hojas

Leaf, fruit: leaf is mashed and applied directly for "inflammation, swelling, and infection"

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Uses:  cholesterol, leukemia, fever.                                                

Origin: Australia, Belize, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Caribbean, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guyana, Haaiian Islands, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexica, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua Ne, Philipinnes, Solomon Islands, Thailand, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam.

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Leaf: In Guyana it is macerated alone, or mixed with Pothomorphe peltata, in coconut oil for an external rub to relieve pain of the joints including arthritic and rheumatoid pains.

Fruit: Mixed with vinegar to smooth a turgid spleen.

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Origin: Native to tropical and temperate Asia and Australasia.

Pharmacological Activities: Analgesic, Anthelmintic, Antiangiogenic, Antibacterial, Anticancer/ Antineoplastic, Antitumour, Antihypertensive, Antiviral, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Antiprotozoal, Antidiabetic, Sedative/Anxiolytic, Chemopreventive, Insecticidal, Wound healing and Hepatoprotective
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Range. East Indies and Australia. Cultivated in Myanmar.

Uses
Leaf and Fruit: Used to alleviate arthritis, as an emmenagogue, and to pro-mote menstrual flow.
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Origin

Sub-Himalayan tracts, Darjeeling, Konkan and the Andamans.

Action:

Fruit—emmenagogue, antileucorrhoeic, antidysenteric, anticatarrhal (used in throat infections and asthma).

Root and leaf—cathartic, febrifuge, anti-inflammatory (used in gout).

Root—anticongestive, hypotensive. A decoction is given to regulate menstruation.

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