popro daru
Devanagari Script
पोप्रो दारु
Phonetic
[popro daru]
English: Translation
Gardenia latifolia Aiton
Hindi: Translation
पापड़ा
Semantic Domain
Plants, trees and other vegetation
Health, well-being and sickness
Notes
The popro daru tree has great medicinal importance to the Birhor community.
- Medicinal values for: snakebites, skin diseases, stomach problems, heartburn, constipation, caries (cavities in teeth)
- Leaf: Pounded (ruruŋ) young leaves (baleʧ sakam) are used to cure snakebites.
- Bark: Used against skin diseases. Pounded (ruruŋ) bark (baklaʔ) in water (daʔ) is also used to cure stomach troubles, heart burn and constipation.
- The crushed (kʰeʧaʔ) stem bark (ɖãʈiʧ baklaʔ) is boiled (hõɽeʧ) in water (daʔ) and applied to treat caries (cavities in teeth).
- Root: The root (rehet) part is taken to treat heavy bleeding during the menstrual cycle (kiʧriʔ kana).
Source
https-www-tropicos-org-name-27900195
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