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Ethnobotanical Plant Desmodium triflorum

Common Name
Semanggen; Sisek tenggiling (Anteater...); Rumput barek sisek puteh; Sisek betok; Sisik Betok

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
Abscess India Duke, 1992 *
Abscess India Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Blindness India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Boil Java Duke, 1992 *
Dermatosis Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Java Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea India Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea India Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Java Duke, 1992 *
Hematochezia Java Duke, 1992 *
Itch India Duke, 1992 *
Lactogogue India Duke, 1992 *
Lactogogue India Duke, 1992 *
Ophthalmia India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Haiti Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Sore India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Sore India Duke, 1992 *
Splenitis India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Tumor Indonesia Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.