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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Stomachic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Sty US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Sudorific Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Swelling China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Syphilis China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Syphilis US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Throat China Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Throat China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Tonsillitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Tonsillitis China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Tumor Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Tumor China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Spain Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Japan Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor(Glands) Chile Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor(Spleen) Belgium Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.