Range. Northern and western tropical South America. Cultivated in Myanmar.

Use
Whole plant: Used as a diuretic.

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Origin

Native to tropical America; grown in the hills and plains throughout India.

Action:

Plant—diuretic.

Leaf— anthelmintic, an infusion is used in abdominal disorders.

Fruits— a good source of carotene and ascorbic acid; eaten as a table fruit.

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Origin:
Northern sector of Kibale National Park, Uganda
Disease treated:
Skin problems in babies:  FL

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  485.

3) Jane Namukobe; et al. / Traditional plants used for medicinal purposes by local communities around the Northern sector of Kibale National Park, Uganda. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2011(136) p. 241.