Oxystelma esculentum

 Oxystelma esculentum (L.f.) Sm., Cycl. [A. Rees], (London ed.) 25: [sine page no.] Oxystelma sp. no. 1 (1813).

Oxystelma esculentum
Oxystelma esculentum
 Oxystelma esculentum (L.f.) Sm., Photo by Tomoki Sando

its native range is Egypt to NE. Tanzania, SW. Yemen, Sinai to S. China and W. Malesia, N. Australia.

Vietnamese name: 

Cu mai an duoc

Scientific name: Oxystelma esculentum (L. f.) Sm. – Periploca esculenta L.f.

Family: 

Asclepiadaceae

Uses: 

Treatment of hepatitis, jaundice, pharyngitis (root). Whole plant decoction of water to cure mouth sores. It is used to treat boils and sores.

Distribution: 

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Sinai, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen

In VietNam: Lao Cai (Sa Pa), Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Dak Lak, Dong Nai, An Giang..


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