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duhat (BLACK PLUM )

Folkloric

- In the Philippines, decoction of bark given internally for dysentery.

- Bark decoction also used as an enema.

- Diarrhea: Liberal amounts of the fleshy portion of the fruit.

- Decoction of the bark used as a gargle or mouthwash for gingivitis and mouth ulcerations.

- Fresh juice of the bark given with goat's milk for diarrhea in children.

- Bark decoction as an astringent wash for wounds.

- Ripe fruit is astringent and considered an efficient remedy for diabetes. Decoction of leaves and bark also used for the same purpose, but the ripe fruit is considered the best.

- Pulverized dried seeds also used for diabetes.

- Powdered seeds and root-bark used for diarrhea.

- In India, seeds used for diabetes. Bark used for diarrhea, dysentery, and spongy gums. Poultice of leaves used for skin complaints. Powdered seeds also used for metrorrhagia.

- In Unani medicine, seeds used as liver tonic, to enrich the blood, strengthen the teeth and gums, and as lotion to remove ringworm of the head.

- Fruit is used as astringent in bilious diarrhea; used as a gargle for sore throat and as lotion in tinea capitis.

- Vinegar prepared from juice of the ripe fruit used as stomachic, carminative, and diuretic.

- Juice of leaves, alone or with other astringents, used for dysentery.

- Bark used for sore throats, indigestion, appetite loss, leucorrhea, bronchitis, asthma, ulcers and dysentery.

- In Brazil, leaves and fruits used to treat infectious diseases, diabetes and stomachaches.

 

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Taken on December 30, 2015