Accession #: 198500462
Accession Date: 1985-12-31
Common name: Pinwheel Flower
Family: Apocynaceae
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Country of Origin: Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China
Description: [syn. T. coronaria (Jacq.) Willd.]
Uses: Medicinal: All plant parts are used in Aryuvedic, Chinese and Thai Traditional Medicine. Studies have shown properties including: antioxidant, antitumor, anti-infection, analgesic. In Ayurveda, this plant is considered to pacify Vata and Pitta vedas. The flowers can be prepared for hypotension, skin diseases, aches and pains. Some properties are also known to help with cancer. <p> For eye ailments: a paste is made with juice extraction from the flower buds and mixed with breast milk then put on the eyes. Soaking the buds in water and using this to wash the face is also traditionally used to clean vision problems. <p> The a compound known as conolidine has been associated with this plant. The compound is an analgesic which may explain the pain relief properties of the plant.
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USDA Zone: 10b-11
Source: Unknown
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