5 II. GENERAL SECTION 1. Aim of research To isolate and characterize the phytoconstituents from Myanmar medicinal plants:
Species Part used Traditional medicinal use Streptocaulon tomentosum Root (as powder) anticancer, snake bite Wight & Arn. (Asclepiadaceae) Curcuma comosa Roxb. Rhizome (as powder) malaria fever (Zingiberaceae) Vitis repens Wight & Arm. Rhizome (as powder) anticancer (Vitaceae)