Uses

ID Crop ID Part Use Category Notes Metadata ID
1,074 Swamp Milkweed Root Medicinal A tea made from the roots is anthelmintic, carminative, diuretic, emetic, strongly laxative and stomachic. The tea is said to remove tapeworms from the body in one hour. It has also been used in the treatment of asthma, rheumatism, syphilis, worms and as a heart tonic. An infusion of the roots is used as a strengthening bath for children and adults 2,339
1,075 Showy Milkweed Whole Medicinal A decoction of the plant tops can be strained and used to treat blindness and snow-blindness 2,337
1,076 Showy Milkweed Root Medicinal The root is either chewed when fresh, or dried, ground into a powder then boiled, and used in the treatment of stomach ache. A decoction of the roots has been used in small doses to treat venereal diseases and also to treat coughs, especially from TB. A poultice of the mashed roots has been applied to rheumatic joints. Some caution should be employed when using the root since there is a report that it can be poisonous in large quantities 2,337
1,077 Field Eryngo Root Medicinal The root promotes free expectoration and is very useful in the treatment of debility attendant on coughs of chronic standing in the advanced stages of pulmonary consumption 2,220
1,078 Fourwing Saltbush Leaf Medicinal The leaves can be made into a soapy lather and used as a wash on itches and rashes such as chickenpox. 2,017
1,079 Fourwing Saltbush Leaf Medicinal A poultice of the crushed leaves can be applied to ant bites to reduce the pain and swelling. 2,017
1,080 Sea Orach Shoot Medicinal The shoots are burnt to produce an antacid powder 2,021
1,081 Mahua 'var. latifolia' Bark Medicinal Used in rheumatism, ulcers, bleedings and tonsillitis. 2,002
1,082 Sobu Bark Medicinal Bark decoctions are taken to treat stomach-ache, diarrhoea, tuberculosis, bronchitis and hepatitis. Bark pulp is applied against swellings, oedema and whitlow, and bark sap is dropped into the nose to treat headache and rubbed in to treat rickets in children. 2,155
1,083 Chaulmoogra Oil Tree Seed Medicinal Use in the treatment of leprosy 1,984
1,084 Chaulmoogra Oil Tree Bark Medicinal A decoction of the bark is drunk as a general tonic to improve health and in the treatment of internal disorders and skin diseases 1,984
1,085 Chaulmoogra Oil Tree Root Medicinal Used by Thai traditional doctors in the treatment of skin diseases 1,984
1,086 Chaulmoogra Seed Medicinal Used as local application is rheumatism, sprains, braises, sciatica and chest affections. 1,983
1,087 Indian Snakeroot Leaf Medicinal The juice of the leaves is used to remove opacities of the cornea of the eyes and also to treat wounds and itches 2,300
1,088 Indian Snakeroot Root Medicinal They are used particularly in the treatment of hypertension, where they are said to cause a lowering of the blood pressure without dangerous side effects 2,300
1,089 Morvola Nut Root Medicinal The root is pounded up with water, and the water is drunk in the treatment of schistosomiasis. 2,110
1,090 Morvola Nut Whole Medicinal The bark, especially of the roots, but also of the trunk, is used as a remedy for snake-bites. 2,110
1,091 Morvola Nut Leaf Medicinal The leaves are chewed as a treatment for coughs 2,110
1,092 Swamp Corkwood Leaf Medicinal Boiled water from leaf contain diuretic and lactic ingredients 1,978
1,093 Swamp Corkwood Bark Medicinal Boiled water from bark used to make tonic to heal intestinal pain 1,978