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Asystasia intrusa, Asystasia gangetica Linn., Purple Primrose, Zamboangenita
Found this small, branching herb at a village in Laguna. We considered this as a weed when I was growing up but now it is cultivated as an ornamental plant. This plant is used in folk medicine---leaves and flowers are used as intestinal astringent; in Africa, infusion of Asystasia is used to ease the pain during childbirth, asthma is treated with leaves and sap is applied to swellings and rheumatism. It is also edible is some countries. Source
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