False Calumba Stem, as it is sometimes referred to in English, is a flowering woody climber, native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia. It is rare and critically endangered in many of its habitats.
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Uses
- The plant is used for a large variety of diseases and conditions, from fevers and diabetes to celiac disease and snake bites.
- There is speculation that False Calumba Stem might also have found a modern use in the illegal drug market industry
Benefits
- The stem, the roots and the purified berberine are used in treating diarrhoea, bacillary dysentery, enteritis, jaundice, pyrexia and dyspepsia. An eye- lotion berberine chloride is effective for opthalmia.
Cautions
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Interactions
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Other names
Coscinium fenestratum, yellow vine
References
Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coscinium_fenestratum#Use