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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Forsythia suspensa

Common Name
Lien Ch'Iao; Rengyo; Lien; I Ch'Iao; Lan Hua; San Lien; Chu Ken; Li Ch'Ang; Han Lien Tzu; Lien Ts'Ao; Lien Yao

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Paralysis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Phlegmon China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Piles China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Poison China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Polio China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Poultice China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Scabies Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Scrofula China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Scrofula China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Skin Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Sore China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Sore China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Sore(Throat) China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Swelling China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Tumor Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Tumor(Limb) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Variola China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Vermifuge Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Vermifuge China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.