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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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 Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Astringent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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 Elsewhere *
Cough India(Santal) *
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 *
Diarrhea Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Digestive Elsewhere *