| Field notes | Climbing vine with white latex. Uses: Medicinal, against high blood pressure, diarrea and other stomach problems: A tea is made from the leaves and is drunken. Also against "Kimo" a skindisease: the leaves are crushed and rubbed on the affected part. Component in dart poison: The leaves are crumbled and softened over the fire. They are then squeezed and a yellowish juice which is extracted are mixed with the dart poison (latex from Antiaris toxicaria) to give it the correct consistency. Name in Kelabit language: War Peretar. |
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