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Ethnobotanical Plant Blumea balsamifera

Common Name
Telinga kerbau (Buffalo ear); Sembo; Sembing; Sembang; Chapa; Capa; Sembong; Kecape; Sembung

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
Ache(Head) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Stomach) Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Angina Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Beriberi Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Depurative Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Fever Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Fever Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Fumitory Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Insomnia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Lumbago Java Duke, 1992 *
Malaria Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Menorrhagia Java Duke, 1992 *
Parturition Java Duke, 1992 *
Parturition Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Piscicide Philippines Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Splenomegaly Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Stomachic Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Sudorific Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge Java Duke, 1992 *