Plant Details

Plant Parts Used

Root and leaves

System of Medicine

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Intended Use

Rheumatism, fever, body pain, alcohol reduction, cough, dysentry

Traditional Application

1)Traditional healers of Bandarban Hill Tracts (BHT) in Bangladesh uses Clausena heptaphylla for treating various ailments.  To treat Fever, 1 teaspoon leaf and root juice is taken 2–3 /day for 3 continuous  days. For body pain root juice is applied externally on the infected area and 1 tablespoon of juice is taken orally with honey. (Mohammad Fahim Kadir, Muhammad Shahdaat Bin Sayeed, Nurul Islam Setu, Asif Mostafa, M.M.K. Mia, Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used by traditional health practitioners in Thanchi, Bandarban Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 155, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 495-508,ISSN 0378-8741, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2014.05.043.)

2)Herb is used to treat fever and nicotine reduction, the medicinal combination for this is, fresh leaves are   chewed with . (Md.  Shahadat  Hossan,  Abu  Hanif,  Mujib  Khan,  Sazzadul  Bari,  Rownak  Jahan,  MohammedRahmatullah,Ethnobotanical survey of the Tripura tribe of Bangladesh,Am.-Eurasian  J.  Sustain.  Agric.,  3(2):  253-261,  2009

3)The Khumi tribe is one of the minor tribes in Bandarban district of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region in the southeast part of Bangladesh uses various plant base formualtions for primary healthcare. In their practice ,khumi healers uses Clausena  heptaphylla ifor treating  severe  fever followed by  blurred  vision.In this recipe,leaves are boiled in water and then cooled and poured over the head and  light handed massage  thrice a day .(Bijoy  Sarker,  Fatema  Akther,  Umma  Ayman,  Rolee  Sifa,  Israt  Jahan,  Mridul  Sarker,  Suman  Kumar Chakma, Promith Kumar Podder, Zubaida Khatun, Mohammed Rahmatullah ,Ethnomedicinal  investigations  among  the  Sigibe  clan  of  the  Khumi  tribe  of  Thanchi  sub-district in Bandarban district of Bangladesh ,American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 6(4): 378-386, 2012 ISSN 1995-0748 ) 

4)Toothache- Leaf juice is applied thrice daily on affected area. Fresh leaves are chewed to prevent tooth decay. ( Rahmatullah, M., A. Noman, M.S. Hossan, M.H. Rashid, T. Rahman, M.H. Chowdhury and R. Jahan, 2009b. A survey of medicinal plants in two areas of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh including plants which can be used as functional foods. American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 3: 862-876. )

5) Chakma tribe of country uses the herb to alleviate headache, extracts from crushed are applied on the forehead. (M Atiqur Rahman, SB Uddin & CC Wilcock,Medicinal plants used by Chakma tribe in Hill Tracts districts of Bangladesh,Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 6(3), July 2007, pp. 508-517 )

6)Mixture of fresh root juice and pinches of salt is consumed; dosage is 3 tablespoon twidce a day for 3 continuous days is effective in treating mental disorders.                                                                                    7) Leaf extract is consumed to cure menorrhagia. 

8) 5 ml of freshly extracted root juice is taken four times / day to treat hysteria is cured.                                                                                                        

9) Paste prepared from the leaves of the plant is applied externally on boils.           

10) The plant is used for the gyne disease, headache, liver cancer, and rheumatism. (https://www.natureinfo.com)

Uses in IORA Countries