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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
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Dysuria Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Eczema Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Edema China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Emollient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Enteritis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Flu China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Gastritis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Gonorrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Nausea Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Nausea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Pharyngitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Sore Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Suppurative China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Swelling China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Swelling Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tonic India Duke, 1992 *