kanʈe aɽaʔ

Devanagari Script

कानटे अड़ाः

Phonetic

[kanʈe aɽaʔ]

English: Translation

Meyna laxiflora Robyns

Hindi: Translation

बहुवीज / मयन

Semantic Domain

Plants, trees and other vegetation

Health, well-being and sickness

Notes

kanʈe aɽaʔ is a small or medium-sized tree with traditional medical importance for the Birhor community.

Medicinal values for: gastric problems, mumps, diarrhoea, stomachache, dysentery

Leaf: leaves (sakam) are chewed (togoʧ) and eaten for gastric disorders.
Pastes prepared from leaves (sakam) are applied on mumps to reduce pain and inflammation.
A powder (lubuʔ) prepared from the leaves (sakam) is mixed (mesa) in water (daʔ) and given to patients for relief from diarrhoea.
Root: Root (rehet) juice (ros or rasa) used against stomachaches is advisable.
Fruit: Dried fruits (rohoɽ dʒo) lessen pain due to boils and are also used against dysentery.

Source

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