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Litsea garciae has many medicinal uses. The Iban use the lightly burned bark to treat caterpillar stings, and use a bark poultice to treat boils. The Selako use a poultice of the leaves or shoots along with shallot and fennel seeds to cure infections and skin diseases. It is also used to treat skin burns.
There are many uses of the leftover tarap peels, stem axis and seeds. The tarap peels were reported as useful material for the removal of colouring agents (such as crystal violet, [4] methyl violet 2B and methylene blue [5]) from dye wastewater. The tarap stem axis were reported to be used in the removal of cadmium(II) and copper(II). [6]
It is a dicotyledonous plant that can reach heights up to 1.5 m. Its leaves are lanceolate, 4–14 cm long and 1–2.5 cm wide. The color of the leaves can be white, green or grey and hairy on both sides. [12] They are bitter, acrid and thermogenic. [3] The rather small flowers grow as 4–12 cm long spikes at the end of branches or in leaf axils.
The leaves and the bark are used to treat coughs, sore throats, asthma, bronchitis, gonorrhea, yellow fever, toothache, and as an antidote to general poisoning. [159] Trifolium pratense: Red clover: The plant is an ingredient in some recipes for essiac tea. Research has found no benefit for any human health conditions. [160] Trigonella foenum ...
Parasitoids have inspired science fiction authors and screenwriters to create disgusting and terrifying parasitic alien species that kill their human hosts, [78] such as in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien. [79] [80] Plants too, both real and invented, play many roles in literature and film. [81]
Pterocarpus indicus (commonly known as Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra [3] (from Tagalog [4]) and asana in the Philippines, angsana, or Pashu padauk) is a species of Pterocarpus of the Sweet Pea Family (Papilionaceae) native to southeastern Asia, northern Australasia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, in ...
It can be used externally for soaking inflamed or infected areas. It can be ground and used as a dusting powder. Some people in Las Cruces, New Mexico use the leaves to make a poultice to relieve muscle swelling and inflammation. [13] [medical citation needed] The leaves and roots have also been used to heal and disinfect wounds and sores. [14]
The medical ethnobotany of India is the study of Indian medicinal plants and their traditional uses. Plants have been used in the Indian subcontinent for treatment of disease and health maintenance for thousands of years, and remain important staples of health and folk medicine for millions.