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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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

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