Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Good for skin
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive
Antispasmodic, Astringent, Opthalmic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Rhizomes
Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes
Used as a preservative, Used for making black and brown dye, Used to make baskets, Used to make sweetener
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Shade Trees, Street Trees