Benefits of the duck foot tree or Phaya Satban tree good for health

Every time winter comes Who grows duck foot trees or  Phaya Satban trees  in their neighborhood. You will clearly smell the scent from the flowers of this tree. Some say it smells refreshing. Some say it stinks to the point of dizziness. But no matter what, the pawpaw tree has become a symbol of “cold wind” by default. In addition to the pawpaw tree being a large tree that provides shade for us very well. It also has good properties. That helps treat various symptoms as a Thai herb as well

Phaya Satban or Satban or Ped’s Foot  is a large perennial plant with a height of approximately 12–20 meters in the Apocynaceae family, originally native to Southeast Asia. And can be found in every region in Thailand and is the provincial tree of Samut Sakhon Province

Characteristics of the pawpaw tree

The pawpaw tree has thick but brittle bark. The surface of the tree has small scales, white mixed with brown. The slits appear to have a white sap. The trunk is straight. The branches are many and have a layered appearance. The inner bark is brown. The petioles are short. The leaf blades are oval, parallelogram-shaped to lanceolate. The upper leaves are dark green. The bottom is soft white. If you pluck the leaf stalks. There will be a white sap. The leaves are long and oval with rounded tips and pointed bases. The leaf size is approximately 10–12 centimeters long. Light green flowers bloom in clusters at the ends of the branches.

The tubular mouth of the petals has long, fluffy hairs. The flowers have a strong, pungent odor. Inhale just a little and you will feel the fragrance. If you inhale a lot you will feel dizzy. The smell is stronger in the evening than at other times. There will be about 7 flower groups in one bouquet. The flowers are white and yellowish. Normally, it blooms from October to December. The fruit is long pods, double or single pods. It is fibrous, round and slender, about 20–30 centimeters long. When it is old it will crack. There are white fluff similar to cotton.

Good benefits for health of the pawpaw tree

1. The bark of the trunk is bitter. Can be made into medicine that helps with appetite. Helps reduce blood sugar levels Helps relieve symptoms of diabetes, colds, coughs , and bronchitis.
   
2. bark of the trunk Helps treat dysentery, diarrhea, and chronic diarrhea. Intestinal and intestinal infections
   
3. The bark of the trunk , boiled in water for bathing, reduces rashes.
   
4. The sap from the stem is used as ear drops to relieve earache. Use it as a filling to relieve toothache.
   
5. Young leaves are boiled to drink to treat scurvy.
   
6. The leaves and resin are used by Indians to treat wounds, eczema, pustules,ทางเข้า ufabet and joint pain. 

Precautions for the pawpaw plant or Phaya Satthaban

Remember, alstonia scholaris and water pawpaw are the same as alstonia scholaris. Or the sea pawpaw tree (Cerbera odollam) is not the same. The paw paw tree has a smaller trunk. and found near water, along canals, or in mangrove forests. It has white flowers with a light scent. The result is a round loop. If the fruit falls off the tree and dries up. Can be watered and planted as a new plant.

The pawpaw tree has a taller trunk. The flowers are in a bouquet resembling a spike. The fruit will come out as a long, fibrous, round and slender pod, and most importantly. It will emit a more intense aroma.