Bitterroot Restoration

Order: Ericales
Family: Myrsinaceae
Genus: Ardisia
Species: A. solanacea

Common name: Bon-jam(Beng.); Wild berry(Eng.).
Edible Parts: Bark, Flower, Fruit, Root
Native Range: Native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, Asia, and Australasia.

Description: Ardisia solanacea is a genus of flowering plants. It is a glabrous shrub or small tree that will reach 20 feet tall in nature. Glossy leaves are up to 6 inches long by 2 inches wide. Flowers are 1.5-2 cm across, pink or pinkish- white, in axillary, corymb-like racemes, shorter than the leaves. Fruit is 7-13 mm in diameter, depressed-round, black with pink juice when ripe, tipped by style base, supported on persistent sepals. Ardisia solanacea need partial shade with a moist rich soil.

Medicinal Uses:

• By Bark: Medicines of arthritis, rheumatism, etc.; fabrifuges; generally healing; stomach troubles
• Flower: Used in Food
• By Fruit-juice: Products of dyes, stains, inks, tattoos and mordants
• By Root: Medicines of dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout