🌾Vietnamese Traditional Medicine
Macaranga (Cây Vỏ Đỏ)
Macaranga tanarius
About Macaranga (Cây Vỏ Đỏ)
Macaranga (Cây Vỏ Đỏ) (Macaranga tanarius) is a herb used in the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Skin Health, Inflammation, and Fever. The root (hypocotyl) is the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Macaranga tanarius is a plant found in South East Asia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. It's commonly seen as a pioneer species in disturbed rainforest areas. Easily recognised for the round veiny leaves. In Australia it naturally occurs from the Richmond River, New South Wales to Cooktown in tropical Queensland.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Root (hypocotyl) · internal