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Ethnobotanical Plant Cycas circinalis

Common Name
Pakis laut (Sea fern); Pakis dongol; Pakis aji; Pakis badak; Fern Palm; Paku laut (Sea fern); Saba; Paku gajah (Giant fern)

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
Cancer(Skin)? Tenassarim Duke, 1992 *
Carminative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dermatosis Singapore Duke, 1992 *
Flatulence Java Duke, 1992 *
Hematemesis Java Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic (Pollen) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Nausea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Parturition Perak Duke, 1992 *
Poison Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Poison Guam Duke, 1992 *
Poison not available Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Sore Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore Singapore Duke, 1992 *
Swelling Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Swelling Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Thirst Guam Duke, 1992 *