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Medicinal

In traditional medicine the bark is astringent, carminative, febrifuge, ophthalmic and styptic. A decoction is used in the treatment of diarrhoea, chronic dysentery, flatulence, bloody stools, seminal emissions, leucorrhoea,, metrorrhagia and gonorrhoea.
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Geographical distribution

  • Asia-Temperate, China, China North-Central
  • Asia-Temperate, China, China South-Central
  • Asia-Temperate, China, China Southeast
  • Asia-Temperate, China, Tibet
  • Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, Assam
  • Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, East Himalaya
  • Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, Nepal
  • Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, Pakistan
  • Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka
  • Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, West Himalaya
  • Asia-Tropical, Indo-China, Thailand
  • Asia-Tropical, Indo-China, Vietnam
  • Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Borneo
  • Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Sumatera

Toona sinensis (A.Juss.) M.Roem.

Family: MELIACEAE
Genus: Toona
Species: sinensis (A.Juss.) M.Roem.
Common names: Chinese Cedar
Distribution summary: Indian Subcontinent to Central & S. China and W. Malesia
Habit: Tree
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Woodland
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants in pots (POT)
Reason for growing: Medicinal


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