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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Euryale ferox

Common Name
Ch'Ien Shih, Chi T'Ou

Activities

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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
Ache(Back) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Analgesic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Anaphrodisiac China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Arthralgia China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Astringent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Astringent India *
Deobstruent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Deobstruent India *
Diarrhea China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Gonorrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Gonorrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hernia China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Neuralgia China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Placenta China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Polyuria China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Restorative China Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Spermatorrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Spermatorrhea China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.