MEDICINAL USE:
- As a tonic. Helps in eliminating worms from the body.
- Increases the secretion of milk in nursing mothers.
- Reduces or eliminates fever.
- Can be used in chronic diarrhea and dysentery, asthma and cardiac problems.
- Medicine for boils, ulcers and muscular pains and rheumatic swellings
- Relieves earaches.
- For the deficiency of Vitamin B1.
- For certain skin diseases.
HOW TO USE:
- The bark of the tree, in decoction is used to take care of the first four ailments listed under Medicinal use.
- The latex is used for poultice for boils, ulcers, muscular pains and rheumatic swelling. When mixed with olive oil, one or two drops in the ear relieves earache.
- The decoction of the young leaves is recommended for deficiency f Vitamin B1.
- The dried leaves in powder form are also used for ulcers and skin diseases.
PARTS USED:
The bark, latex and the
leaves.
DOSE:
30 grams in 1 liter of water,
3 to 4 cups a day.
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