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Ethnobotanical Plant Hedyotis diffusa

Common Name
Bai Hua She She Cao

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
Ache(Tooth) Philippines Duke, 1992 *
Bilious India Duke, 1992 *
Blood India Duke, 1992 *
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Cervix) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Cancer(Esophagus) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Cancer(Stomach) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Debility India Duke, 1992 *
Depression India Duke, 1992 *
Depurative India Duke, 1992 *
Fever India Duke, 1992 *
Gastritis India Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea India Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoma China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Hepatomegaly China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Internulcer Singapore Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Lymphadenitis China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Malaria India Duke, 1992 *
Nerves India Duke, 1992 *
Puerperium India Duke, 1992 *