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Ethnobotanical Plant Celosia cristata

Common Name
Boenga tali; Keito; Makhmar; Rebha mangsor; Urf Al Deek; Khoroz Ibigi; Djawer hajam; Chi Kuan; Djawer kotok; Rara ajam

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
Abdomen Java Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Anodyne Java Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Astringent China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Blood China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Conjunctivitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cough Kurdistan Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Cough Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cramps Java Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Diarrhea Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Diarrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diarrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Japan Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Dysentery China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Dysentery Turkey Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Dysentery Japan Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press