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Folkloric

- No known medicinal use in the Philippines.

- Elsewhere, used to treat colds and stomachaches.

- Juice from leaves used for skin diseases.

- Shamans of South America used tree parts for malaria.

- Fruit pulp used to disinfect wounds.

- Young leaves used for toothache.

- Used for treatment of tumors.

- In South America, used for the treatment of pain and inflammatory disorders.

- In Ayurveda, fruit juices used as expectorant in acute or chronic cough and in bronchitis.

 

 

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Uploaded on October 23, 2017
Taken on October 15, 2017