Clinacanthus nutans

Clinacanthus nutans (Burm.f.) Lindau, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(1-2): 63 (1893).

Clinacanthus nutans
Clinacanthus nutans
Clinacanthus nutans
Clinacanthus nutans
Clinacanthus nutans
Clinacanthus nutans (Burm.f.) Lindau, Photo by Hai Nam Nguyen

its native range is China (Yunnan to Guangdong) to W. Malesia.

Vietnamese name:

Mảnh cộng; Lá cầm; bìm bịp; xương khỉ. 

Uses: 

Supplementation, urination, painful urination, swelling (decoction of leaves). Red-eye pain (Steamed leaves, steamed rice, covered). Also used to treat swollen joints, broken bones.

Distribution:

In Vietnam: The tree grows naturally in many places.

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