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Samoan Medicinal Plant May Be as Effective as Ibuprofen, Study Says

The poorly understood ‘matalafi’ — the homogenate of Psychotria insularum leaves (fresh leaf juice) — is widely used in Samoan traditional medicine to treat inflammation associated with fever, body aches, swellings, wounds, elephantiasis, incontinence, skin infections, vomiting, respiratory infections, and abdominal distress.

http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/matalafi-10229.html