Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
J Ethnopharmacol, 2012 Dec 18;144(3):741-6.
PMID: 23099251 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.10.029

Abstract

Local communities in Malaysia consume Pereskia bleo Kunth. (Cactaceae) leaves as raw vegetables or as a concoction and drink as a tea to treat diabetes, hypertension, rheumatism, cancer-related diseases, inflammation, gastric pain, ulcers, and for revitalizing the body.

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