• Gaultheria fragrantissima • {a.krau:hsi-pin}
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Family: Ericaceae 1 entry
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Gaultheria fragrantissima
• {a.krau:hsi-pin}
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Burmese-Myanmar transcript names:
• Agri.Dept.2000 63-1680:
{a.krau:hsi-ping}
• FAO : NL
• Lè-seik-shin : NL
• KS-TMN: NL
• Nagathein 1-419:
{hsi-hpris-rwak} /
{a.krau:hsi-ping}
• UHM: NL
• Official Myanmar
Dictionaries:
-- NL either under 100 {hsi} or 347 {a.krau:} --TravPo-M-Dict
-- NL either under 131 {hsi} or 540 {a.krau:} -- Myan-Engl-Dict
Hindi:
Sanskrit:
{gan-Da-mur-Ni}. Available in Indian apothecaries
(in Myanmar) under the name {garl-hte-ri-ya-htal} --
UKT free-translation from Nagathein
English common name used in Myanmar :
• Agri.Dept.2000 63-1680: Indian wintergreen
• FAO : NL
• Lè-seik-shin : NL
• KS-TMN: NL
• Nagathein 1-419: Wintergreen
• UHM: NL
Picture:
• Leader from
http://www.lhomen.com.bt/flower2.jpg . Click on pix to enlarge.
Plant identification characters :
• Nagathein - free translation by UKT. A shrub that grows as a bush on {ro:ma.}
and Tennasarim
ranges (UKT: extensions of Himalayas). The leaf is leathery and has oil. The
shape of leaf is oval with pointed tip resembling a rounded triangle. Flowers,
white. Fruit resembles {hkan} fruit, Carissa carandas. It can be obtained
from Indian apothecaries (in Myanmar) as {gaal-hté-ri.ya-tél}. The smell of oil
is strong and pleasant.
• Description: A shrub that grows to 1.0 meters (3.3 feet) high by
0.5 meters (1.65 feet) wide and prefers sandy loam soil with a pH ranging from
acid to neutral and partial to full shade with moderate moisture. This plant
tolerates acid ph and has scented flowers and has hermaphrodite flowers
and is hardy to zone 9 and is pollinated by insects. Habitat: E. Asia -
N. India to Sri Lanka and Malaya. Forests and shrubberies [51], usually on dry
slopes[146], at elevations of 1200 - 2700 metres in the Himalayas. This plant
might do well located in deep shade along a shady edge along a dappled edge or
in a woodland garden.
Cultural Notes: Prefers a moist but not boggy humus rich
soil in shade or semi-shade [11, 182]. A peat and moisture loving species, it
requires a lime-free soil [11, 182]. This species is not very hardy in Britain,
it only succeeds outdoors in the milder areas of the country [200]. It grows
well in Cornwall [11]. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey
fungus [200]. The bruised leaves have a powerful camphor-like scent [245]. The
flowers are scented like lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) [245].
Edited excerpt from:
http://permaculture.info/cgi-bin/eden?plant=2930
Distribution in Myanmar:
• Grows wild in the Yomas including Tennasarim Yoma
-- Nagathein (free translation by UKT).
Part used and uses :
The
oil is pleasant smelling and refreshing. It is a remedy for colic.
Febrifuge. Promotes sweating and urination. Good for arthritis. Heart stimulant
-- dosage from 5 to 15 drops.
For severe arthritis the oil can be taken orally and as a rubbing
agent.
For colic, the oil can be rubbed on the stomach area.
• Known Hazards: None known.
Edible Uses: Fruit - raw or cooked [105, 146, 183]. The fruit is
about 8mm in diameter [200]. Leaves - raw. Chewed [105] (to relieve
thirst?). An essential oil obtained from the leaves is used as a flavouring
[240, 243]. A tea is made from the leaves [177, 183].
Medicinal Uses: The essential oil obtained from the leaves is
antiseptic, aromatic, carminative and stimulant [240, 243]. It is used in the
treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia [240, 243]. It is also taken internally in
the treatment of hook worms [243].
Other Uses: The leaves yield around 1.25% of an essential oil, this is a
wintergreen substitute and it is used in perfumery, as a hair oil and
medicinally[46, 51, 61, 146, 240].
Edited excerpt from:
http://permaculture.info/cgi-bin/eden?plant=2930
Ethnobotany (Worldwide use) :
Constituents :
Entry format: Botanical name / Family / Ref. Burmese-Myanmar
transcripts (• Agri.Dept.2000 :
• Chklist: • LSR : • FAO : • KS-TMN:
• Nagathein :
• UHM :/ Myanmar-Script Spelling (•
Official Myanmar Dictionaries : - TravPo-M-Dict - Myan-Engl-Dict - Myan-Ortho
/ Hindi /
Sanskrit / English common name used in Myanmar / Picture /
Plant identification characters / Distribution in Myanmar / Part
used and uses / Constituents /
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