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Ethnobotanical Plant Elephantopus scaber

Common Name
Tutup bumi (Bung of the earth); Lengua De Vaca; Tabac Marron; Ti Tan T'Ou; Tapak Liman; Tapak leman; Urat tutup bumi; Elefantenfuss; Tupak sulaiman (SDolomon's sea; Gobhi; Go Jihva

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
Abdomen Johore Duke, 1992 *
Abscess China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Ache(Stomach) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Alexiteric China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Alterative Venezuela Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Aphrodisiac Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent India Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Bactericide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bite(Snake) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cardiotonic China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cold China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cough Johore Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Malaysia Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dropsy Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Dropsy Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *