PAREMPENG ( Croton arg yratus Blume )

PAREMPENG ( Croton arg yratus Blume )

Euphorbiaceae
Vernacular names: hamba raja, kayu bulan (Pb), Sundanese: ki jahe, calik angina; Javanese: prakosa, walik angina; Madurese: leprak, pas-kapasan

Geographical distribution: Myanmar, Indochina, Thailand throughout the
Malesian region and northern Australia

Uses: timber for light construction. Used in traditional medicine; roots for
aphtha, leaves for fevers, postnatal treatment and diarrhoea, seeds for lamp oil

Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant

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