Cardiospermum halicacabum

Cardiospermum halicacabum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 366 (-367) (1753).

Cardiospermum halicacabum
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Cardiospermum halicacabum L., Photo by Ha Ngoc Hieu

its native range is Tropics & Subtropics.

Vietnamese name:

Tầm phỏng, Tam phỏng, Xoan leo, Mang hổ, Phong thuyền cát, Búp bụp, Phác tèng (Tày).

Uses: 

Treat pain in hands and feet (the whole tree is decoction). Use leaves to cover wounds, bath to treat scabies. Cold, fever, edematous nephritis, urinary tract infection, diabetes mellitus, pertussis (whole plant). Used externally to treat falling injuries, pyoderma, eczema, scabies, snake bites. The root has an expectorant and diuretic effect. Leaves cure eye pain.


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