Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Acacia catechu

Common Name
Wu Tieh Ni, Erh Ch'A, Acacia Di Cachou, Katechu Akazie, Kadaram, Acacie Au Cachou, Hai Erh Ch'A, Khair, Amaraja, Katesu, Pegu Katechu

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Anodyne India(Santal) *
Antiphlogistic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Asthma India(Santal) *
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bactericide India *
Boil Elsewhere *
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Cancer India(Santal) *
Cancer E Africa Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Colic India(Santal) *
Cough India(Santal) *
Cough Elsewhere *
Detergent Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Detergent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diarrhea Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Digestive Elsewhere *