Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
used as a dye
Good for skin
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Fever, Headache, Hepatitis, Rheumatism, Stomach pain, Urinary tract problems
Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Rhizomes
Other Uses
Used for producing cooking oil
Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Vine
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical