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Useful Tropical Plants

Mussaenda ferruginea

K.Schum.

Rubiaceae

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General Information

Mussaenda ferruginea is a scandent shrub that can grow from 3 - 6 metres tall, sometimes forming dense masses around tree trunks[
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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Australasia - New Guinea to the Bismarck Archipelago

Habitat

Rain forests, especially in clearings[
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.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitClimber
Height4.50 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

One cup of the diluted stem sap is drunk daily as a treatment for malaria and fevers[
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.
].
The sap from a single leaf is swallowed to ease a cough[
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.
].

The fresh flower styles are chewed and swallowed as a treatment for stomach aches and peptic disorders[
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.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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