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Ethnobotanical Plant Heteropogon contortus

Common Name
Ti Chen; Chien Ken

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) India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Antidote(Scorpion) India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Atrophy India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Bite(Dog) India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Cachexia India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysentery India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Fever India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hematuria India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Myalgia India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Rabies India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Lesotho Guillarmod, A.J. 1971. Flora of Lesotho (Basutoland). Verlag von J. Cramer, 3301 Lehre, Germany.