Atuna racemosa Raf. subsp. racemosa

No. 4139
The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
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Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti Municipality:
Salapwuk, Pilenuhp. 06°51’.6541,N, 158°11\254"E. 800 ft.
Tree to 40m, dbh 45cm; fruits brown, 8 cm; seeds white. N.V. Ais
[Pohnpeian]
wood
bark
seeds
resm
Lumber.
Antidiarrheal. Use bark for diarrhea. Quantity
depends on age of patient, ie. for 1 year old, scrape
1” of bark, put bark on cloth, squeeze in 1/2 inch
of water. Drink 1 or 2x daily for 4 or 8 days, and
no more than that, very^stjpng, will stop bowel
movement,£^cahse£onstripation so use carefully.
Do same for amoebic dy sentery.
Rash. Split ftuit^Sefipe out white seeds, cook it on
dry pan until oil comes out. Put in cloth and rub on
rash, 3x daily, morning, noon and night especially
before sleeping, until rash goes away.
Paints. Used to make paint to coat outside of canoe
to protect it.
Informant: Pelep, Yosio, Micronesia, 55 years old.
M. J. Balick & Daniel Balick, Roberta Lee, Yosio Pelep, Gibson
Santos
00202805
22 Aug 2001
Supported by the Gildea Foundation
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