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Ethnobotanical Plant Amaranthus spinosus

Common Name
Bayam hutam; Bajem Doeri; Parietaire A Piquant; Bayam duri; Kanak kanak pukul lendir

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
Bite(Snake) Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Bite(Snake) Philippines Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Bite(Snake) India Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Boil Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Colic Elsewhere Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Diuretic Mauritius Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Diuretic Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Dyspnea Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Eczema India Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Eczema not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Eczema Philippines Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Emmenagogue Java Duke, 1992 *
Emollient not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Enema Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Eruption Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Expectorant Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Fever Philippines Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Fever not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Gonorrhea Elsewhere Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.