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Ethnobotanical Plant Akebia trifoliata

Common Name
Mituba-Akebi

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Amenorrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Circulation China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diuretic Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Dysuria China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Edema China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Emmenagogue Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Lactogogue China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Nervine China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.