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Useful Tropical Plants

Amomum aculeatum

Roxb.

Zingiberaceae

+ Synonyms

Amomum aurantiacum Ridl.

Amomum ciliatum Blume

Amomum flavum Ridl.

Amomum hatuanum NĂ¡ves

Cardamomum aculeatum (Roxb.) Kuntze

Cardamomum ciliatum (Blume) Kuntze

Common Name:

Amomum aculeatum
Drawing of the flowering plant
Photograph by: Indian Medicinal Plants and Drugs
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General Information

Amomum aculeatum is a large perennial plant producing rather slender, leafy stems up to 4 or even 5 metres tall from a long, stout, underground rhizome[
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Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
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World Health Organisation
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2009
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978-92-9061-249-0
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Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Andamans, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea.

Habitat

Primary forest and teak forest, at elevations up to 800 metres[
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Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height3.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

The sourish and sweet fruits are edible[
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Medicinal

The leaves are chewed in combination with other plants and traditional salt in order to soothe headaches and backache[
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481
Title
Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
Publication
 
Author
 
Publisher
World Health Organisation
Year
2009
ISBN
978-92-9061-249-0
Description
Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
].
Young shoots are heated on a fire, then squeezed and the juice used as a wash on cuts etc in order to arrest bleeding and prevent infection[
481
Title
Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
Publication
 
Author
 
Publisher
World Health Organisation
Year
2009
ISBN
978-92-9061-249-0
Description
Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
].

Drops of juice from the leaf-stalks are applied to the eyes of women after childbirth[
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Title
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Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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