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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Astragalus hamosus

Common Name
Grainah; Devil'S Claws

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Astringent Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Carminative Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Emetic Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Tumor Iraq Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.