PARTE UTILIZADA= Used part : Hojas y flores.

ACCIÓN FARMACOLÓGICA= Pharmacological action: Antigripal, pectoral, hemostático, astringente.

COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA= Chemical composition: La planta contiene antocianinas (rhoeanina) y B-D-glucosa. En un tamizaje fitoquímico de las hojas no se detectaron alcaloides, flavonoides, saponinas o taninos. Se han reportado varios aminoácidos en las hojas de esta planta.

ZONA GEOGRÁFICA= Geografical zone: Cuba, República Dominicana.

Range. Southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and West Indies. Grows throughout Myanmar; cultivated.

Use
Whole plant: One teaspoon of the liquid obtained from pounding the plant mixed with a little sugar (taken three times a day) used to cure coughs and loosen mucus.

Stem and Leaf: Liquid obtained from boiling crushed stems and leaves down to 1/3, together with a little raw sugar (1 tablespoon taken three times a day), used to treat vomiting of blood.

Leaf: Used to remedy burns, scalds, and dysentery.

1) 270 (doscientos setenta) plantas medicinales iberoamericanas. Santiago de Bogotá : CYTED-SECAB, 1995, p. 239-240

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