Leaf: Leaves are heated, squeezed, and the sap taken with salt to treat wheezing in babies, colds and stomach upset. Used for infected nails, fevers, coughs and colds, and for diabetes in NW Guyana.

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Range. India; perhaps also East Indies. Cultivated in Myanmar and elsewhere.

Use

Leaf: Used to treat asthma.
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Origin
Mizoram, Northeast India
Parts used
Latex
Ailments
Skin eruption

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

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

3) Birla Kshetrimayum/ Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Uses/ USA: OMICS Group eBooks, 2017. p. 27