Potentilla fruticosa Bush cinquefoil Fingerstrauch

Potentilla fruticosa L.
Family: Rosaceae
Bulgarian: Храстовиден очиболец
Chinese: 金露梅
Czech: Mochna křovitá
Danish: Almindelig Buskpotentil
Estonian: Põõsasmaran
Finnish: Pensashanhikki
German: Fingerstrauch
Norwegian: Buskmure
Polish: Pięciornik krzewiasty
Russian: Пятилистник кустарниковый
Swedish: Ölandstok
Vernacular names:
Penak, Pemma nakpo (Am); Pema (Km); Jhwani (Dn); Bhairang pate (Np). Bush cinquefoil

Uses: Breast disease, stomach and lung disorders, and indigestion. Plant is also used as incense. (Medicinal Plants of Dolpo)

91 Published articles of Potentilla fruticosa

Drosera peltata

Drosera peltata Thunb. -  carnivorous plant
Family: Droseraceae
Synonym: Drosera foliosa
Common name: shield sundew, pale sundew
Thai: หญ้าไฟตะกาด
Chinese: 茅膏菜屬
Korean: 끈끈이귀개
Japanese name: ishi-mochi-sou (イシモチソウ, 石持草)

13 Published articles of Drosera peltata

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Heracleum sphondylium Cow Parsnip hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium L.
Family: Apiaceae
Common Name: Cow Parsnip, hogweed
Bulgarian: Сибирски девесил
Croatian: Medvjeđi dlan
Czech: Bolševník obecný
Dutch: Gewone berenklauw
Finnish: Etelänukonputki
French: Grant-bibeu
German: Wiesen-Bärenklau
Hungarian: Közönséges medvetalp
Lithuanian: Lankinis barštis
Norwegian: Bjørnekjeks
Polish: Barszcz zwyczajny
Russian: Борщевик_обыкновенный
Slovenian: Navadni dežen
Swedish: Björnloka

Plant used in Homeopathy
Action: Allergenic; Anthelmintic; Antiseptic; Depurative; Emmenagogue; Expectorant; Laxative; Mutagenic; Phototoxic; Poison; Spasmogenic
Tonic. (Handbook of Medicinal Herbs).
hogweed juice has featured as a wart cure, tender shoots, stripped of their outer skin, enjoyed a reputation as a digestive. (Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition)

261 Published articles of Heracleum sphondylium

Ligularia fischeri Otakarakou Chwi Namul ti ye tuo wu

Ligularia fischeri (Ledeb.) Turcz.
Family Compositae
Synonyms: Cacalia elata, Cineraria elata Steud., Cineraria fischeri Ledeb., Cineraria speciosa Fisch. ex Turcz., Cineraria speciosa Schrad. ex Link, Hoppea speciosa (Schrad. ex Link) Rchb., Ligularia glabrescens Vorosch., Ligularia racemosa DC., Ligularia sibirica var. longibracteata Kitam., Ligularia sibirica var. racemosa (DC.) Kitam., Ligularia sibirica var. speciosa (Schrad. ex Link) DC., Ligularia speciosa (Schrad. ex Link) Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Senecillis fischerii (Ledeb.) Kitam., Senecio ligularia Hook.f.,

Japanese: Otakarakou
Chinese: 蹄叶橐吾 ti ye tuo wu
Korean: Chwi Namul

37 Published article listof Ligularia fischeri

Dactylorhiza hatagirea Salap Panch aonle Ambolakpa

Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D.Don) Soó
Family: Orchidaceae
Synonyms: Orchis hatagirea D.Don, Orchis hatagirea var. doniana Soó, Orchis hatagirea var. schlaginweitii Soó, Orchis latifolia var. indica Lindl.
Common name: Early Marsh Orchid
Kumaon: Hatajari
Kashmiri: Salem Panja
Ladakhi: ཨམབོལཀཔཨ Ambolakpa
Urdu: Salap
Nepali: पाँच आँवले Panch aonle
known as Salampanja, Wanglak and Hatajari in Garhwal Himalaya

Uses: Cordyceps sinensis combination with Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soó, honey and cow’s milk as tonic and aphrodisiac. The tuber yields salap and is reputed as expectorant, aphrobisiac and as nervine tonic.

10 Published articles of Dactylorhiza hatagirea

Commelina maculata

Commelina maculata Edgew.
Family Commelinaceae
Synonym: Commelina obliqua var. viscida C.B.Clarke, Commelina paludosa var. viscida (C.B.Clarke) R.S.Rao & Kammathy
No published work is available on this plant.

Caesalpinia bonduc Gachakaya Kalarci Kuberaksah

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.
Synonym: Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Fleming, C. crista
Family Name : Caesalpiniaceae.
Assamese: লেটাগুটি letaguti
Bengali: নাটাকরঞ্জ natakaranja, Kaantaa Karanjaa
Common Name : Bonducella Nut, Fever Nut, Molucca Bean.
French: bois brésil, bonduc, pernambouc
French Guiana: bonduc, graines-tigues, oeil de bourrique, oeil de chat. Guyana: nicker seed. Surinam: bonducella. Surinam Arawak: horotoballi. Surinam Bush Negro: awariston. Surinam Carib: pararapo.
Hindi Name : Kantkarej, Kantikaranja, Sagar Gota. गजगा gajga, कटकलेजी kat-kaleji, कटकरंज kat-karanj, पांशुल panshul, पट्टिल pattil, पूतिक putik, पूतिकरंज putikaranj
Kannada Name : Gajjiga, Kiri gejjuga, Gajikekayi. ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ gejjuga
Konkani: गझगो gazgo
Malayalam Name : Ban-karetti, Kaka-moullou, Kazhanji, Kalanci, Kajanchikkur, കഴഞ്ച് kazhanchi
Marathi: कटुकरंज katukaranja, सागरगोटी sagargoti
Nepalese: कारौन्जी karaunjee
Oriya: gila
Punjabi: bel karanjwa
Sanskrit Name : Kakachika, Kantakikaranja, Kantakini, karanja, Krakachika, Kuberaksah, Kuberakshi, Kuberaksi, Latakaranja, Prakiriya, Prakirnah, Putikah, Putikaranja, Putikaranjah, Putikaranji, Tinagachhika, Tirini, Valli, Varini, Vitapakaranja. अङ्गारःवल्लरी angarhavallari, कण्टकिकारंज kantakikaranja, कुबेराक्षी kuberakshi, लताकरंज latakaranja, पट्टिल pattil, पूति puti, रक्तकरंजवृक्ष raktakaranjavruksha, विटपकरंज vitapakaranja
Tamil Name : Kalarci , Kalarcik Koluntu, Kalarcip paruppu, Kazharchikkaai, Kalachikai, Kalichikai, Kazarci.
Telgu Name : Mulluthige,Gachakaya. గచ్చకాయ
Urdu: کرنجه karanja, Akitmakit

Ayurvedic uses: Sula, Sotha, Arsha, Svasa, Chardi, Amavata, Gulma, Kasa, Kustha, Meha, Sandhivata, Tvak roga, Vatavikara, Vishama javara. vrana, Sutikajvara, Udarasula, Raktatisara, Agnimandya, Pravahika, Krimi.
Seed—antiperiodic, antirheumatic. Roasted and used as an antidiabetic preparation. Leaf, bark and seed—febrifuge. Leaf and bark—emmenagogue, anthelmintic. Root—diuretic, anticalculous.

In homoeopathy, the plant is considered an excellent remedy for chronic fever.
Siddha uses: Antavatam, Kunmam, Pakkacculai, Vali, Vikkam

Activities: Abortifacient; Anthelminthic; Antipyretic; Antispasmodic; Astringent; Diuretic; Emollient; Filaricide; Fungicide; Hemostat; Rubefacient; Tonic; Vermifuge.

For syphilitic diseases in Guyana. Root: For gonorrhoea in French Guiana. Seed: Vomitive, very bitter. Crushed fresh seed is used as a febrifuge and to treat snakebite in French Guiana. Dried seed used as a children's anthelmintic in Surinam. Parched and pounded for a dropsy medication in Guyana. (Medicinal Plants of the Guianas)

158 Published articles of Caesalpinia bonduc

Curcuma amada Mango ginger amragandha maamidi allam

Curcuma amada ROXB.
Family: Zingiberaceae
Sanskrit: amragandha, amragandhiharidra, amragandiharidra, amragrndhiharidra, amraharidra, amrardrakam, daru, darvimeda, karpura, karpuraharidra, padmapatra, surabhidaru, suranayika, vanaharidra
Bengali: amada
Telugu: maamidi allam, మామిడి అల్లం
Tamil: Mankayinci மாங்காய் இஞ்சி
Malayalam: മാങ്ങയിഞ്ചി Mangayinji
Marathi: आंबेहळद ambe halad
French: Temu mangga
German: Mangoingwer
Portuguese: açafrão
Gujarati: Aambaa haldhar
Hindi: Aamaa-haldi, Amiyaa haldi
Kannada: Ambarasini, Huli Arsin
Punjabi: Ambiya haladi
Unani: Aambaa Haldi, Daarchob
Common name: Mango ginger, Wild Turmeric

Ayurvedic uses: Part used rhizome. Kandu, Vrana, Kasa, Svasa, Hikka, Jvara, Abhighataja Sotha, Karnasula, Sannipata.
Appetiser, carminative, digestive,demulcent.

Stomachic, appetizer, expectorant, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory. Specific in rheumatism and inflammation of liver; rheumatism; in contusions and sprains.

Mango ginger (Curcuma amada) is a rhizomatous aromatic herb rhizomes that are used as flavouring for pickles and other dishes and also valued for their medicinal properties. The fresh as well as dried rhizomes are used for flavouring curries. The fresh cut rhizomes have the flavour and the colour of mango, hence the name mango ginger.

Unani uses: Zarba wa Sakta, Amraz-e-Jildiya

43 Published article list on Curcuma amada

Leycesteria formosa Himalayan Honeysuckle Pheasant berry

Leycesteria formosa Wall.
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Common name: Himalayan Honeysuckle, Bachgen Llwm (Welsh), Elisha’s tears, Flowering nutmeg, Partridge berry, Pheasant berry
Bulgarian: Лейцестерия формоза
Chinese: 鬼吹箫
German: Karamelbeere
Nepalese: Nulkuroo

8 Published articles of  Leycesteria formosa

Passiflora vitifolia

Passiflora vitifolia Kunth
Family Passifloraceae
Synonyms: Macrophora sanguinea (Sm.) Raf., Passiflora punicea Ruiz & Pav. ex DC., Passiflora sanguinea Sm., Passiflora servitensis H. Karst., Tacsonia buchanani Lem., Tacsonia sanguinea (Sm.) DC., Passiflora servitensis var. bracteosa H. Karst., Passiflora vitifolia var. bracteosa (H. Karst.) Killip, Passiflora vitifolia var. cassiquiarensis M. Roem.,
Vernacular names:
Bulgarian: Пасифлора витифолиа
French: Passiflore à feuilles de vigne
Swedish: Kardinalpassionsblomma
Turkish: Karpuz çarkıfeleği

Published articles

Free and Glycosidically Bound Volatiles in Granadilla (Passiflora vitifolia HBK.)

Crecimiento de los Botones Florales de Passiflora vitifolia (Passifloraceae) f Algunos Aspectos de su Biología Floral, en el Refugio de Vida Silvestre, Golfito.

Pollination intensity and potential seed set in Passiflora vitifolia

Mitragyna parvifolia Kaim Kadamba Bangkal

Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
Family: Rubiaceae.
Synonyms: Nauclea parvifolia Roxb., Stephegyne parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

Bengali: ধারাকদম্ব dharakadam, গুলিকদম্ব gulikadam
Common names: Leichhardt tree, cheesewood, yellow cheesewood, and canary cheesewood, kaim, water kadamba
Gujarati: કલમ kalam
Hindi: गुरी guri, कैम kaim
Kannada: ನೀರ ಕದಮ್ಬ nira kadamba, ಸಣ್ಣ ಕದಮ್ಬ sanna kadamba
Malayalam: കതമമരം kathamamaram, നീര്ക്കടമ്പ് niirkkatamp, പൂച്ചക്കടമ്പ് puuccakkatamp, റോസ് കടമ്പ് roos katamp, വീമ്പ് viimp
Marathi: कळम kalam
Phillipines: Bangkal
Sanskrit: वितानः vitanah, Giri-kadamba, Kadamba
Siddha / Tamil: நிசுளம் niculam, நீர்க்கடம்பு nirkkatampu, Chinna-Kadambu
Telugu: Niru Kadamba,  అజఘ్నము ajaghnamu, అంబుసారము ambusaramu, జలతుంబురు jalatumburu, నిరుకడము nirkadambu, ఋష్య rushya, తధిద్రుమ tadhidruma, Rudraganam, Battaganike, Mundu maara, Gunderu.
Vietnamese: Gáo nam

Uses: Bark—used for muscular pain. Bark and root—febrifuge, antispasmodic.

47 Published articles of Mitragyna parvifolia

Ligularia amplexicaulis

Ligularia amplexicaulis DC.
Family: Asteraceae
Plant grows in himalayan region.  Not much work in published on this plant

Fagonia cretica Tulganari Dhamaasaa Chittigava

Fagonia cretica L.
Synonyms: Fagonia deflexa Moench, Fagonia elongata Salisb., Fagonia erecta Mill., Fagonia forskalii Pfund, Fagonia hispanica L., Fagonia virens Coss. ex T.Anderson, Fagonia viscosa Hochst. ex Boiss.

Correct name for Indian sp. is Fagonia schweifurthii Hadidi. F. bruguieri DC. is not a synonym of F. cretica, (Indian Medicinal Plants an Illustrated Dictionary)
according to CDRI.)
Sanskrit: Dhanvayasah, Duhsparsha, Duralambha, Virupa, Duralabha, Ushtrabhaksha
Bengali: Duralabha
English: Khorasan thorn
Gujrati: Dhamaaso
Hindi: Damahan, Dhamaasa, Hinguaa, Dhanhare
Malayalam: Kodittuva
Marathi: Dhamaasaa
Punjabi: Dama, Dhamah, Dhamaha
Tamil: Tulganari
Telugu: Chittigava, Gilaregati
Unani: Dhamaasaa

Ayurvedic uses: Daha, Grahani, Gulma, Jvara, Kasa, Kushta, Prameha, Raktapitta, Vatarakta, Visarpa, Atisara, Visama jvara, Trishna, Moha, Murccha, Madaroga,Rakatavikara, Bharama, Chardi, Mutraghata.

Astringent, antiseptic, blood-purifier and febrifuge. Applied to abscesses, scrofulous glands and wounds; also given as a prophylactic against smallpox. Bark—used for dermatosis Extract of aerial parts—antiviral, antiamphetaminic, spasmogenic. Plant ash—given to children suffering from anaemia. 

Fagonia cretica herbal tea arrested the growth of cancer cells within five hours of application and caused them to die within 24 hours.   Source: Times of India Dt.23 Aug. 2012

35 Published articles of Fagonia cretica

Hedychium spicatum Sandharlika kachuralu Kapur kachri Spiked Ginger Lily

Hedychium spicatum Buch.-Ham.
Hedychium spicatum Sm.
Family: Zingiberaceae
Common name: Spiked Ginger Lily
Assamese : Katuri, Sati
Bengali : Shati, Kachri
Hindi: Sandharlika संधार्लिका, Kapur kachri कपूर कचरी
Gujrati : Kapurkachri, Kapurkachali
Kannada : Goul Kachora, Seenakachora, Kachora
Kashmiri : Kapoorkachara
Malayalam : Katcholam, Katchooram
Marathi : Kapurakachari, Gablakachari
Oriya : Gandhasunthi
Punjabi : Kachur, Kachoor
Manipuri: Takhellei
Mandarin: Cao Guo Yao 草果药
Telugu: కచ్చూరాలు kachuralu, Gandha Kachuralu
Tamil: Seemai Kichchili Kizhangu, Poolankizangu
Japanese: サンナ   Sanna
Sanskrit: Gandhapalashi, Gandha sathi, Sandharlika, Sathi, Gandhamulika
Ayurvedic uses: Sula, Svasa,, Chardi, Kasa, Kandu, Mukharoga. Rhizome—carminative, spasmolytic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antiemetic, antidiarrhoeal, analgesic, expectorant, antiasthmatic, emmenagogue, hypoglycaemic, hypotensive, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, insectrepellent.

38 Published articles on Hedychium spicatum

Spiranthes sinensis Ladies Tresses Spiranthe de Chine Chinska wjertulka Shou cao

Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames
Family: Orchidaceae
Synonyms: Gyrostachys australis (R. Br.) Blume, Gyrostachys stylites (Lindl.) Kuntze; Monustes australis (R. Br.) Raf.,  Neottia australis R. Br., Neottia australis R. Br. var. chinensis Ker Gawler, Neottia sinensis Pers., Spiranthes australis (R. Br.) Lindl., Spiranthes australis (R. Br.) Lindl. var. sinensis (Pers.) Gagnep., Spiranthes australis (R. Br.) Lindl. var. suishaensis Hayata, Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames var. australis (R. Brown) H. Hara & S. Kitamura, Spiranthes stylites Lindl.,  Spiranthes suishaensis (Hayata) Schlechter
Common name: Ladies Tresses
Chinese :  绶草  Shou cao, 綬草  Shou cao (Taiwan).
English :  Chinese spiranthes, Ribbon grass.
French :  Spiranthe de Chine.
Japanese :  ネジバナ  Nejibana, 捩花  Nejibana, ねじばな Nejibana, ナンゴクネジバナ Nangoku nejibana.
Korean :  타래난초   Ta rae nan cho, 타래란  Ta rae ran .
Russian :  Скрученник китайский Skruchennik kitajskij, Скрученноцветник китайский Skruchennotsvetnik kitajskij.
Serbian :  Chinska wjertulka.
Thai :  ผักไผ่ น้ำ Phak phai nam (Chiang Mai),  พอบพลอแหม่  Phop plo mae (Karen).
Vietnamese :  Sâm cuốn chiếu, Bàn long sâm, Lan cuốn chiếu.

Uses: Tonsillitis, sore throat, debility, neurasthenia, cough, tuberculosis, hemoptysis. (Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values)

45 Published article on Spiranthes sinensis

Anemone rivularis

Anemone rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
Family: Ranunculaceae
Synonyms: Anemone dubia Wall, ex Wight & Arn., Anemone geraniifolia Wall., Anemone hispida Wall., Anemone leveillei Ulbr., Anemone longipes Tamura, Anemone saniculifolia H.Lev., Anemone wightiana Wall, ex Wight & Arn., Anemonidium rivulare (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Starod., Anemone rivularis var. daliensis X.D.Dong & Lin Yang

15 Published articles of Anemone rivularis

Herpetospermum pedunculosum bo leng gua

Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B. Clarke
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms: Bryonia pedunculosa Ser., Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall. ex Chakrav., Herpetospermum grandiflorum Cogn
Hindi: Beej Karela बीज करेला
Chinese name: 波棱瓜 bo leng gua
Uses: The seeds are used in Tibetan medicine, where they are considered to have a bitter taste and a cooling potency. Anti-inflammatory, cholagogue, choleretic and febrifuge, they are used in the treatment of piles, inflammation of the stomach and the intestines. The pounded root is used to treat problems of the bile ducts

5 Published articles of Herpetospermum pedunculosum
1. Callus induction and plant regeneration in Herpetospermum pedunculosum.
Xin FuMei; Zang JianCheng; Lan XiaoZhong; et al.- Zhongcaoyao = Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs  Volume: 43   Issue: 2   Pages: 360-363   Published: 2012

2. Effect of sowing-date and marginal utility on sexual differentiation and yield of Herpetospermum pedunculosum.
Lan XiaoZhong; Guan FaChun; Wang Chao; et al. - Dongbei Nongye Daxue Xuebao  Volume: 42   Issue: 7   Pages: 79-82   Published: 2011

3. [A new sesqui-norlignan from Herpetospermum pedunculosum].
Zhang, Mei; Dong, Xiao-ping; Deng, Yun; et al. - Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica  Volume: 41   Issue: 7   Pages: 659-61   Published: 2006-Jul

4. [Morphological and histological studies of Herpetospermum pedunculosum seeds and other substitutes].
Long-Yun, L; Shu, Shu; Wei, Ying-Fang; et al. - Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica  Volume: 30   Issue: 14   Pages: 1073-6   Published: 2005-Jul

5. Literature data investigation in semen of Herpetospermum pedunculosum
Li Long-yun; Deji La-mu; Wei Ying-fang; et al. - Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi  Volume: 30   Issue: 12   Pages: 893-895   Published: JUN 2005

Saussurea obvallata Brahma Kamal Sacred lotus

Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Edgew
Family: Compositae / Asteraceae
Synonym: Aplotaxis obvallata DC.

Tibetian name: ཤཟའ བདྭད མཤ དཤྭ  Sah-du Goh-ghoo
Hindi / Sanskrit: Brahma Kamal,  ब्रह्म कमल
Punjabi - Birm-kanwal
Telugu: బ్రహ్మ కమలము

Plant is photographed by Dr. Balkar Singh on 15th Aug, 2012 near Hemkund Sahib (about 4000 mts height) Chamoli - Dt. of Uttarakhand. Called as Brahmakamal or Sacred Lotus. This is small herb endangered now blooms from July to September in the Area. State flower of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Ayurvedic uses: Roots—antiseptic, styptic, anti-inflammatory. Applied to wounds and cuts. Plant—hypothermic. Flower—CNS active, antiviral. The flowers, after frying, are used in rheumatism
4 Published articles

1.    SAUSSUREA OBVALLATA (SACRED SPECIES): A CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Bhardwaj, Meenakshi; Chauhan, N. S.; Pareek, S. K.; et al. - Indian Forester  Volume: 137   Issue: 6   Pages: 718-721   Published: JUN 2011
2.    Efficient plant regeneration protocol through callus for Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Edgew. (Asteraceae): effect of explant type, age and plant growth regulators
Dhar, U; Joshi, M - PLANT CELL REPORTS  Volume: 24   Issue: 4   Pages: 195-200   DOI: 10.1007/s00299-005-0932-1   Published: JUN 2005
3.    In vitro propagation of Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Edgew. - an endangered ethnoreligious medicinal herb of Himalaya
Joshi, M; Dhar, U - PLANT CELL REPORTS  Volume: 21   Issue: 10   Pages: 933-939   DOI: 10.1007/s00299-003-0601-1   Published: JUN 2003
4.    CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SAUSSUREA-OBVALLATA WALL. EX CLARKE PART I
TIWARI V K; RAJWAR G S; RAWAT G S - Indian Journal of Forestry  Volume: 9   Issue: 4   Pages: 312-314   Published: 1986

Peperomia pellucida Luchi Pata suna kosho pak krasang cang cua

Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth
Family: Piperaceae
Bahasa/Malay  - rangu-rangu, ketumpangan or tumpang angin
Belauan - Oceania, it is called rtertiil 
Bengali - Luchi Pata
Bikol - sinaw-sinaw or tangon-tangon ,
Bisaya - olasiman ihalas ,
Brazil - coraçãozinho or "little heart"
Chamorro - podpod-lahe or potpopot 
Guianas  - konsaka wiwiri 
Japan - suna kosho 
lin-linnaaw (Ilocano).
Nigeria- rinrin
North America - pepper elder, silverbush, rat-ear, man-to-man, clearweed 
Philippines: pansit-pansitan or ulasimang-bato (Tagalog),
South America - lingua de sapo, herva-de-vidro, herva-de-jaboti or herva-de-jabuti
Thailand - pak krasang 
Vietnam - càng cua

Peperomia pellucida is used as a tea for a loose cough. In the Grenadines, where it is called silver bush, it provides a tea for undernourished children. In Africa it is frequently employed in infusions for convulsions. In Trinidad, where it is called shiny bush, it is used for colds and as a cooling medicine for children. In Jamaica this plant is still included among the ubiquitous "cold bushes": it is considered especially valuable as a children's remedy. One informant who had resided in Cuba said that it is an excellent "blood cooler" and helps one to sleep. (Medlcinal Plants of Jamaica)

USES: Whole plant: Infusion for cholagogue and refreshant; sap for eyedrops, eye infections. Surinam Saramaccan Bush Negroes use it in a curative herbal bath. Stem and Leaf: Mixed in milk for oral afflictions in general such as gingivitis and dental neuralgia; for a local vulnerary; infusion is refreshing, hypotensive, cholagogue, used to treat hypertension, heart troubles and to cool the body. Warmed as an eyewash ingredient. Leaf: For albuminuria in Surinam. Used for a diuretic in Guyana, where it is also eaten as a salad to cleanse the blood, and used in an infusion to cure womb inflammations. In Guyana, juice is squeezed from the leaves into a patient's eyes to treat cataracts. In a strong tea for bronchitis and asthma. (Medicinal Plants of the Guianas)

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