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Ethnobotanical Plant Cimicifuga foetida

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
Ache(Head) China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Alexiteric China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Anal-Eversion China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Analgesic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Bronchitis China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Bronchitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Dropsy Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fever China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Leukemia China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Malaria Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Measles China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Nerves Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Neuralgia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Pharyngitis China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Prolapse China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Purgative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Rectocele China Lost Crops of the Incas.