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Artanema longifolium

Artanema longifolium

Artanema longifolium
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Overview

Artanema longifolium is an edible flowering plant species found in tropical Africa, India and South-East Asia. Extracts are used in Ayurveda medicines to treat myositis and nausea. The leaves can also be cooked and eaten as a leafy vegetable. The roots are root used to treat rheumatism, diarrhea, syphilis and ophthalmitis.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Artanema longifolium — CC BY-SA 4.0