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Ethnobotanical Plant Herniaria hirsuta

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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
Bot South Africa Duke, 1992 *
Cold South Africa Duke, 1992 *
Cold(Veterinary) South Africa Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Diuretic South Africa Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore(Throat) South Africa Duke, 1992 *
Sore(Throat) Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Sore(Throat) South Africa Duke, 1992 *