P N G Med J. 1978 Jun; 21(2): 175-83.

Traditional medicinal plants used in the treatment of gastric ailments.

Holdsworth D.

A recent paper discussed plants used in traditional medicine for fevers and malaria throughout Papua New Guinea (Holdsworth, 1975 a). This paper summarises information now available on plants used to treat gastric ailments, especially diarrhea and dysentery.