Pussy or black

Memecylon edule Roxb., a small shrub or perennial tree found in the natural forest, the blossoms are characterized by clustered bouquets of purple, blue or dark blue. The leaves and branches are spherical. When ripe, they are purple or blue, almost black, the young shoots can be eaten. By the northern people, they often make vegetables (yum vegetables).

Medicinal properties: According to the Thai Folk Wisdom Textbook and its utility as follows, medicinal properties (classified by the part used), roots and stems: Boil drinking water to treat the stomach, use it as a blood remedy and nourish milk for women after birth, bring the roots to boil, mix with other herbs to drink, fix the dung (skin disease with itchy hair and fever), boil mixed with other herbs such as the core of the rostrum, the core of Champa, the core of the royal mok, relieve the asthma of leaves and trees: Boil drinking water twice a day after breakfast-evening, help expel urine and correct urine, scrub the bark of trees and staples: bring to the fire, or burn the fire to collect latex or vitreous water, apply the teeth, help the gum and teeth, do not decay easily and decay. Relieve toothache, latex from the stem can also be used to reduce the cracks of the heels. Bark: External use helps to treat bruises according to the body Other food benefits: The ripe fruit (dark purple, almost black) has a sweet astringent taste. It can be eaten as a wild fruit, soft shoots and soft leaves. It can be eaten as fresh vegetables dipping chili sauce in crafts and agriculture: old leaves can be combined with fresh chili peppers before drying. It helps to dry chili peppers with a beautiful bright red color and prevent insects from biting the leaves. It can be simmered for use as a fabric dye. The water is dyed with a yellow tone of wood. It is hard and sticky. Ancient people often cut to make agricultural tools such as plowshares or Various tool handles More information about botanical characteristics can be studied from the Herbal Properties Database, Panty, School of Pharmacy, Ubon Ratchathani University.