Buchanania obovata. B. muelleri var pilosus, B. oblongfolia   Wild plum, Mangkarrba    Family: Anacardiaceae      
PART USED: Shredded inner bark and sapwood
ACTIONS
GROUP: Analgesic
1. Analgesic.
INDICATIONS- External use only
1. Sore eyes- an infusion has been made to rinse out eyes.[1]
2. Toothache- the infusion has been used as a mouthwash- the liquid was always spat out and never swallowed. Also cavities in aching teeth has been plugged with soaked and shredded leaves.[1]
PREPARATIONS: The Australian Aborigines prepared a mouthwash by soaking the shredded inner back and sapwood for three to four hours in water. After use the liquid was spat out and never swallowed.[1]

ORIGIN: Around the Gulf of Carpentaria- northern Australia, in Eucalypt forests.
DESCRIPTION: Deciduous tree up to 6 m in height, with an open crown and a grey scaly and fissured bark. When the trunk is cut it shows a red color and exudes a resinous sap. Leaves; light dull green and stiff. Blooms; flowers are yellowish. Fruit; edible green plum-like berry, about 13 mm diameter. Endocarp thick, hard, difficult to cut.
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