Aglaia odorata
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Aglaia odorata is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Laos.[1]
It is occasionally sold as a house plant under the name "Chinese perfume plant." It can be grown outdoors in USDA zones 9 and 10.
Botany
Aglaia odarata is a small trees that retains its green leaves throughout the year, and it can reach a height of 2 to 5 meters. It is multiple branched and a leaves are 5 to 12 centimeters long. It has small golden yellow raceme oval shaped flowers with 6 petals. The fruit is red and is about one centimeter long. It has an egg shape that has one to two seeds.[2]
Uses
Traditional medicinal use
Many parts of Aglaia odorata tree, such as roots, leaves, flowers and branches, can be used as medicine.
- The roots are boiled with water to make a drink to increase an appetite, In the Philippines, the roots and leaves can be used as a tonic.[3]
- The dried flowers are used to cure mouth ulcers and reduce fever.[2]
- In China, the branches are used boiled dried branches and dried leaves with water to reduce pain from rheumatic joints, injuries from falls, superficial infections and toxic swelling.[4]
Perfume
The dried flowers can be used to produce perfume for clothes and mixed into cigarettes.[3]
Herbicide
Aglaia odorata can be used as an organic herbicide to control grass and weeds in fields, such as rice fields and maize fields.[4]
Sources
- ^ a b "Aglaia odorata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ a b "ประยงค์ สรรพคุณและประโยชน์ของต้นประยงค์ 24 ข้อ". frynn. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Sinamomong-sungsong". Stuartxchange. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Aglaia odorata Lour". School of Chinese Medicine. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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External links
- Aglaia odorata Lour. Medicinal Plant Images Database (School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University) Template:Zh-hant Template:En icon