Table 1.

Ethnomedicinal uses of M. loriformis.

Indications	Plant part used	Herbal preparation	Prescription and dosage form	Reference
Cough, flu and allergies	Fresh leaves	NAD	NAD	[23]
Hemostatic and diuretic remedies, antioxidant and anticarcinogen	Fresh aerial plant	Fresh juice	Take orally, twice a day (Morning and night)	[7]
Detoxification and respiratory tract complaints	NAD	NAD	NAD	[11]
Cooling effect, laxative	NAD	NAD	NAD	[5]
Pain relief from bronchitis, antimutagenic	Whole fresh plants	Extraction with 80% ethanol	NAD	[16, 24]
Diabetes mellitus, throat infections, pneumonia and inflammation (inflamed wound)	NAD	NAD	NAD	[11, 12, 25]
Cures lymphadenopathy	NAD	NAD	NAD	[26]
Cancer treatment, chemopreventive effects	NAD	NAD	NAD	[16, 27, 28]
Strengthen immune system, fever, ulcer and to treat colon and breast cancer	Fresh leaves	Blend 20–25 of fresh leaves with apple in 1 glass of water. Grind 20–25 of fresh leaves, filtered	Take orally, 1 glass, 2-3 times a day or 2 tablespoon (concentrated) or 30 ml (diluted), 2-3 times a day	[29]
Psoriasis and eczema	Fresh leaves	Blend 6 of fresh leaves with 4 tablespoons of water, filtered	Take orally, twice a day (morning and night)	[30]
Kidney stones relief and kidney detox	Whole fresh plant (include root)	Decoction 7–9 of whole plants with 1.5 mL water	NAD	[30]
To tenderize meet	Fresh leaves	Tied in a knot, placed in cooking	NAD	[30]

NAD: Not appropriately described.