Plant |
Family | Four-o'clock family (Nyctaginaceae) |
English |
Four-o'clock flower, Beauty-of-the-night, Common four-oclock, Common four-o'clock, False jalap, Four-oclock, Four-o'clock, Marvel-of-peru |
Latin |
Mirabilis jalapa L., Mirabilis dichotoma L., Mirabilis jalapa, Mirabilis dichotoma Gaterau |
Plantparts | foliage, Fresh leaves, Roots, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Amygdalitis, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-edemic, Anti-gout, Anti-Rheumatic, Antisyphilitic, aperient, arthritis, Assist healing of wounds, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, catharic, Cathartic, Cleanses the blood, cosmetic, depurant, Depurative, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, diuretic, dropsy, Edema, Ephelis, fluid accumulation, Freckle, freckles, Gout, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, Hydropsy, Inflammation of the tonsils, laxative, movements of the bowel, oedema, promotes healing of wounds, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sores, sugar diabetis, Suppurative inflammation, syphilis, to cleanse the blood, tonsilitis, Tonsillitis, Traumatic injury, Vulnerary, Wound, wound care, wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds, Wounds healing, wound treatment |
Women's diseases |
Erratic periods, Irregular cycles, Irregular menstruation, irregular period, Irregular periods, Leucorrhea, Leucorrhoea, Leukorrhea, menstrual complaints, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders, Regulate menstruation |
Foods |
Condiment, culinary, culinary herb, Spice |
Other uses |
colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Taiwan, China, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | Arabinose, Beta-Sitosterol, fat, Galactose, N-Hexacosanol, protein, resin, trigonelline, Β-amyrin |
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