Gymnopetalum cochinchinense

 Gymnopetalum cochinchinense (Lour.) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 40(1): 57 (1871).

Gymnopetalum cochinchinense
Gymnopetalum cochinchinense
Gymnopetalum cochinchinense
Gymnopetalum cochinchinense
Gymnopetalum cochinchinense
Gymnopetalum cochinchinense (Lour.) Kurz, Photo by Hoang Truong

Vietnamese name:

Cứt quạ, Dây nhăn, Dây bạc bạc.

Uses: 

Cure rash, aches and pains; making medicine for women in the period of childbirth (Gray leaf decoction drink). Roots crushed where the leg is atrophied. The decoction of the leaves cures tetanus.

Distribution: 

The tree grows naturally, popular in Vietnam.

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