panapanarahan (wild hops)

Folkloric

· Decoction or infusion of leaves and flowers used for tuberculosis.

· Decoction of leaves used for postpartum baths. (See: Suob)

· In India, root paste applied externally to body swellings. Roots also used for epilepsy.

· In Malaya, decoction of leaves administered after childbirth and for bathing.

· Decoction of leaves used for rheumatism.

· In Java, decoction of leaves used internally and externally as vermifuge for children.

· In Bangladesh leaf juice used to treat worms.

· In Nepal, Root juice (fresh roots crushed in cup of water by mortar and pestle) is taken twice daily for 7 days for diarrhea and dysentery. source

· In Trinidad and Tobago, used for kidney problems.

· In India leaves and flowers used for tuberculosis. Roots used for hysteria, root juice for diarrhea and dysentery. (10)

· In India, cut fresh leaves boiled in coconut oil till the green turns to black, allowed to cool and applied as medicated oil half an hour before baths for problems associated with body pains. (14)

source: stuart xchange

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