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Ethnobotanical Plant Dipsacus asper

Common Name
Hsii Tuan; Chieh Ku

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
Analgesic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Anodyne China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Cancer(Breast) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Breast) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Debility China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Dysmenorrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hemorrhage China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hemostat China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Incontinence China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Lumbago China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Menorrhagia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Notalgia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Parturition China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Puerperium China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Rheumatism China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Tonic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Trauma China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Tumor China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.