Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl.
Tree of Life / Mahkota dewa (Bru.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
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Terrestrial evergreen tree that can reach up to 18 m high. Leaves are simple, oppositely arranged, adaxially smooth and glabrous. Leaf blade is ovate- lanceolate, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base with entire margin and pinnate venation. Stems are whitish, many-branched and producing sap. Barks are greenish-brown and woody. Inflorescence arising at leaf axils. Flowers are small, white, trumpet- shaped and fragrant. Fruit a ellipsoid berry ripening from green to bright red. Seeds are ovoid, brown outside
The herb is used to relief colds, asthma, colic, coughs and bronchitis in Middle America. It is used as a sweetener in the indigenous cultures of Central America. The plant comprises of antihistaminergic, anti- inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiproliferative
It thrives in flat lowland forests and near to villages houses. It prefers fertile loamy and well-drained soils under full sunlight.TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL USES: In South east Asia, the juice from young shoots is used against herpes, while the ash of burned Nipa material is used against toothache and headache. The flower sheaths can also be made into an aromatic tea. The plant exhibits
Stem cutting and seeds.
Native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and much of South America.Waterleaf
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