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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Castanea sativa

Common Name
Castano; Li; Hsin Li; Kestane Agaci; Shan Li; Mao Li; Chestnut; Pan Li

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Astringent Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Circulation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Complexion China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cosmetic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cough Elsewhere *
Extravasation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fish-Bones China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hematochezia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hernia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hunger China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hydrocoele China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Infection China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Inflammation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Kidney China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Myalgia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Nausea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Paroxysm Elsewhere *