Range. Probably Africa. Cultivated in Myanmar.
Use
Leaf: Used a as a laxative.
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Origin:
Native to tropical America and Africa; cultivated in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Punjab.
Action:
Seed—nervine tonic, analgesic.
Leaf—purgative.
The juice of flowers, mixed with sugar and black pepper, is given for biliousness.
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Origin
Mizoram, Northeast India
Parts used
Leaf: Skin eruption, hair lotion:
Stem: Sore
1) DeFilipps, Robert A.; Krupnick, Gary A. / PhytoKeys, v. 102. - - p. 1 - 314, 2018.
2) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.
3) Birla Kshetrimayum/ Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Uses/ USA: OMICS Group eBooks, 2017. p. 28