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

Ethnobotanical Plant Codonopsis pilosula

Common Name
Dang Shen

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Amnesia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Anemia China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Anorexia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Apertif China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Asthma China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Cancer(Cervix) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Debility China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Energy China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fatigue China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hyperacidity China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Insomnia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Shortwindedness China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Sialogogue China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Spleen China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Stomach China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Thirst China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Tonic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.