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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Cleome pentaphylla

Common Name
Senfkapper, Spider Flower, Pai Hua Ts'Ai, Arkapushpi, Yang Chio Ts'Ai

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Carminative US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spasm China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spice Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.