Bangkok calachuche (DESERT ROSE) interestingness
Folkloric
No recorded folkloric medicinal use in the Philippines.
In Arabian traditional medicine, sap and bark are used to treat bone dislocations, rheumatism, sprains, paralysis, swellings, wounds, skin infections.
In Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the juice from the stem and crushed bark is applied on wounds.
In Sahel, Africa, a decoction of roots, alone or in combination with other plants, is used for treatment of venereal diseases. Root or bark extract is used as bath or lotion for skin diseases and lice. Latex is used for decaying teeth and septic wounds.
In Somalia, root decoction used as nose drops for rhinitis.
In Kenya, latex is rubbed on the head for lice. The bark is chewed as abortifacient.
source: stuart xchange
Bangkok calachuche (DESERT ROSE) interestingness
Folkloric
No recorded folkloric medicinal use in the Philippines.
In Arabian traditional medicine, sap and bark are used to treat bone dislocations, rheumatism, sprains, paralysis, swellings, wounds, skin infections.
In Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the juice from the stem and crushed bark is applied on wounds.
In Sahel, Africa, a decoction of roots, alone or in combination with other plants, is used for treatment of venereal diseases. Root or bark extract is used as bath or lotion for skin diseases and lice. Latex is used for decaying teeth and septic wounds.
In Somalia, root decoction used as nose drops for rhinitis.
In Kenya, latex is rubbed on the head for lice. The bark is chewed as abortifacient.
source: stuart xchange