Microcos paniculata

{{Short description|Species of shrub}}

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| image = Microcos paniculata L. (28506922434).jpg

| genus = Microcos

| species = paniculata

| authority = L.

| synonyms = *Microcos nervosa (Lour.) S.Y. Hu {{Cite web | url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-32200817 | title=Microcos paniculata L. — the Plant List}}

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Microcos paniculata is a flowering shrub native to China and south-east Asia including India.{{Citation |title= Microcos paniculata|publisher= South China Botanical Garden Herbarium via Flora of China|url= http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=600&taxon_id=200013612}} It is also included in Indian Ayurveda. It is sometimes added to Chinese herbal tea,{{cite web|title=What is Wang Lao Ji made from?– Part 3 of 7 Microcos paniculata Linn|url=http://www.herbalcoolingtea.com/what-is-wang-lao-ji-made-from-part-3-of-7-microcos-paniculata/ |accessdate=February 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502120127/http://www.herbalcoolingtea.com/what-is-wang-lao-ji-made-from-part-3-of-7-microcos-paniculata/ |archive-date=May 2, 2012 }} having a mildly sour taste. In traditional Chinese medicine the plant is believed to help the digestive system, and it is also used for other health problems including colds, hepatitis, diarrhea, heat stroke, and dyspepsia.{{Citation |last= Hing Kwok Chu|first= Joe|title= bù zhā yè 布渣葉|publisher= Complementary and Alternative Healing University| date= July 7, 2011|url= http://alternativehealing.org/bu_zha_ye.htm}}