Kamala (plant) - Kamala

Japanese: カマラ(植物) - かまら
Kamala (plant) - Kamala

...A decoction of the leaves is applied externally to hemorrhoids, and fresh leaf juice is also used to soothe swellings and as a painkiller. The same genus, M. philippiaeusis Muell.Arg., is an evergreen subtall tree found in tropical Asia and Okinawa, and the glandular body of the fruit is called camara. It contains rottlerin, which is used to control crickets and livestock. ...

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Japanese:

…葉の煎汁を痔に外用し,また新鮮な葉汁を,はれものの吸出しや痛み止めとして外用する。 同属のクスノハガシワM.philippiaeusis Muell.Arg.はアジアの熱帯から沖縄に分布する常緑亜高木で,果実の腺体をカマラという。これはロットレリンrottlerinを含み,ジョウチュウ駆除薬となり,家畜に利用されている。…

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