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Table 3 List of wild edible plants used as medicinal plants

From: Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants with special emphasis on medicinal uses in Southern Shan State, Myanmar

Taxon

Use

Ailment

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Food as medicine

Inflamation

Arisaema erubescens

Food as medicine

Digestive system disorders

Celastrus paniculatus

Food as medicine

Nutritional Disorders

Centella asiatica

Ingredient for medicine

Respiratory system disorders; Sensory system disorders

Cheilocostus speciosus

Ingredient for medicine

Digestive system disorders

Cinnamomum tamala

Ingredient for medicine

Birth related disorders

Colocasia esculenta

Ingredient for medicine

Poison (Insect poison)

Curcuma aromatica

Ingredient for medicine

Injuries

Curcuma cf. amada

Ingredient for medicine

Digestive system disorders

Dichrocephala integrifolia

Food as medicine

Birth related disorders

Laggera alata

Ingredient for medicine

Inflamation; Pains; Injuries

Macropanax dispermus

Food as medicine

Digestive system disorders

Momordica subangulata

Food as medicine

Nutritional disorders

Oroxylum indicum

Food as medicine

Sensory system disorders

Phyllanthus emblica

Food as medicine

Circulatory system disorders; Respiratory system disorders

Plantago major

Food as medicine

Poison (Food poison); Skin/Subcutaneous/Cellular tissue disorders; Injuries; Circulatory system disorders

Rotheca serrata

Food as medicine

Digestive system disorders; Mental disorders

Telosma cordata

Food as medicine

Mental disorders