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Ethnobotanical Plant Fagopyrum esculentum

Common Name
T'Ien Ch'Iao; Ch'Iao Mai; Qamh Al Baqar; Wu Mai; Hua Ch'Iao

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
Abscess China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote(Centipede) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Carbuncle China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Carminative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cholera China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Colic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diabetes Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Diarrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Enterorrhagia Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Eruption China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Flux China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Frostbite Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gangrene Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Glaucoma Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Gravel China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hair-Tonic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hemophilia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Hemoptysis Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Hemorrhage Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *