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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Cornus officinalis

Common Name
Jou Tsao; Sanshu; Shan Chu Yu; Shu Suan Tsao

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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
Allergy Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Astringent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Bactericide Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Bactericide China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Emission China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hemostatic Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Hepatitis China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Hypertension China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Impotency China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Impotency China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Litholytic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Lumbago China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Malaria China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Menorrhagia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Night-Sweat China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Night-Sweat China Lost Crops of the Incas.