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Ethnobotanical Plant Borassus flabellifer

Common Name
Pei Shu, Palmira Hurma Agaci

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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Ache(Ear) India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Head) India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Adenopathy India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Burn India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Carbuncle China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Convulsion India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dropsy Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Epilepsy India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Gangrene China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hemorrhage India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Inflammation Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Intoxicant India Duke, 1992 *
Menorrhagia India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Nausea India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Phlegm Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Poison Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poultice China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Refrigerant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.