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

Ethnobotanical Plant Helonias dioica

Common Name
Fausse Unicorne, False Unicorn, Helonias, Starwort

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Alterative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Leucorrhea English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Vermifuge German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.