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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Butea monosperma

Common Name
Teak,Bastard; Palasa

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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)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Aphrodisiac Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Dhobi Itch Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dysentery India(Santal) *
Fever India(Santal) *
Gravel India(Santal) *
Herpes Elsewhere *
Itch Elsewhere *
Menorrhagia India(Santal) *
Ophthalmia India(Gujarat) *
Purgative Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Rubefacient Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tumor India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge Java *
Vermifuge Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Vermifuge Elsewhere *