Exacum tetragonum Roxb.
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Exacum tetragonum Roxb. |
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Names.
Myanmar: pa-deing-ngo. English: bicolor Persian violet.
Range.
India and China south to New Guinea. In Myanmar, found in Bago, Chin, Kachin, Taninthayi, and Yangon.
Use.
Whole plant: Used in a tonic for fever.
Note.
In India the whole plant is used as a tonic for fevers and as a stomachic ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).
Reference.
Perry (1980).
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