Fruit: Nut is an astringent masticatory. Powdered fruit recommended as a dysentery cure
Seed: Used as a vermifuge in French Guiana.
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Origin: Originate from the Philippines.
Pharmacological Activities: Analgesic, Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Anticancer/ Antineoplastic, ... more on the book
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Origin:
Native to Malaysia; now grown along the coasts ofKarnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Maharashtra.
Action:
Astringent, stimulant.
Veterinary Uses:
Taeniacide
Toxicity:
Contraindicated in asthma due to bronchoconstrictive effects of the alkaloid arecoline (human case reports). (Francis Brinker.)
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Origin:
Nigeria
Part used
nut
Medicinal uses
urinary tract infections,anthelmintics
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Origin
Mizoram, Northeast India
Parts used
Nut
Ailments
Hair promoter
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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) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.
4) Abd El-Ghani1, Monier M./ Traditional medicinal plants of Nigeria: an overview: Agric. Biol. J. N. Am., 2016, 7(5): 220-247. - p. 238.
5) Birla Kshetrimayum/ Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Uses/ USA: OMICS Group eBooks, 2017. p. 25