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Arctium lappa

Common Name
Arqityon; Niu P'Ang Tzu; Gobo; Dulavratotu; Waisar; Burdock Blood; Lampazo Mayor; Ta Li Tzu; Niu Ts'Ai; Shu Nien; Kuang Mu Hsiang; Wu Shih; Bardana; Burdock; Kewe

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Gout China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Gout Europe *
Gout US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Gout Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Hair-Tonic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hair-Tonic China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hair-Tonic Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Hoarseness China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hyperglycemia Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Impetigo US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Infection China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Insecticide China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Laxative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Measles China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Measles China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Measles China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Parotitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Pertussis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Piles China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Pneumonia China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.