Artanema longifolium
Artanema longifolium (L.) Vatke
Artanema longifolium (L.) Vatke is a species in the family Linderniaceae, native to tropical regions of Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. It is used in Ayurvedic medicine for myositis and nausea, with its leaves consumed as a cooked vegetable and roots applied for rheumatism, diarrhea, syphilis, and ophthalmitis.
Description
Artanema longifolium is a tropical flowering plant in the Linderniaceae family. It is distributed across Angola, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malaya, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, and Togo. The plant has culinary and medicinal applications; its leaves are cooked and eaten, while its roots are used to treat rheumatism, diarrhea, syphilis, and ophthalmitis. In Ayurvedic medicine, extracts are used to address myositis and nausea. The species was first described in 1882.
Distribution
Angola · Benin · Cambodia · Cameroon · Central African Repu · Congo · Gabon · Ghana · India · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Liberia · Malaya · Myanmar · Nigeria · Philippines · Sri Lanka · Tanzania · Thailand · Togo · Uganda · Vietnam · Zaïre
Synonyms
Ourisianthus caeruleusSesamum javanicumAchimenes sesamioidesBahelia longifoliaColumnea longifoliaDiceros longifolius
