Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps

Description:

Kampung Beting, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.Specimen growing wild in a thicket mixed with other vegetations. Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps syn. Quisqualis indica L. Combretaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar dani, Akar cucur atap, Akar setanduk], Chinese honeysuckle, Rangoon creeper. Creeper is found in thickets or secondary forests of the Philippines, India and Malaysia. It has since been cultivated and naturalized in tropical areas. The plant is mainly used for traditional medicine. Decoctions of the root, seed or fruit can be used as antihelmintic to expel parasitic worms or for alleviating diarrhea. Fruit decoction can also be used for gargling. The fruits are also used to combat nephritis. Leaves can be used to relieve pain caused by fever. The roots are used to treat rheumatism. Synonym/s:Quisqualis indica L.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?412158en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quisqualis_indica