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Melastoma malabathricum L. Always flowering, the fruit a berry-like capsule with numerous seeds coated with red, sweet astringent pulp. Young leaves are eaten raw or cooked and taste sour. The pulp around the seeds are tasteless and can be eaten. The seeds are used to produce a black dye, the roots -a pink dye. Leaves has multiple uses. Can be fed to silkworms, used to treat diarrhea and dysentery, wash for ulcers, to prevent scarring from smallpox and to treat piles. |
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| Source | Singapore Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum) |
| Author | Cliff from Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA |
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