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Ethnobotanical Plant Dolichos lablab

Common Name
Huzi-Mame; Kachang kara; Katchang bado; Lablab; Kekara; Kara-kara

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
Alcoholism China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Alexiteric China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Antidote Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Antidote China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Aphrodisiac Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Burn Bahamas Duke, 1992 *
Cholera China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cyanogenetic US Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Earache Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Eczema Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Emmenagogue Indochina Duke, 1992 *
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fever Java Duke, 1992 *
Fever Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Gonorrhea Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.