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Cajanus cajan

Common Name
Shan Tou Ken; Pois Congo; Kachang kayu (tree bean); Kachang gude; Chieh Tu Tzu; Pois D'Angolie; Guandul; Guaduli; Adhaki; Katjang bali; Pois Cajan; Chieh Tu; Gandul

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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
Abdomen Malaya *
Antidote China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Antidote Trinidad *
Antidote Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Antidote Elsewhere *
Antidote(Fish) Bahamas *
Antidote(Manihot) Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Astringent Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Bite(Bat) Colombia *
Bite(Bat) Elsewhere *
Bronchitis Cuba *
Ciguatera Bahamas *
Cold Cuba *
Colic India(Santal) *
Convulsion India(Santal) *
Cough Malaya *
Cough Malaya *
Dermatosis Java *
Detersive Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.