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Houttuynia cordata

Common Name
Dokudami; Chu Ts'Ai; Ch'I; Yu Hsing Ts'Ao; Zyuyaku; Doku-Dami; Yu Xing Cao

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Urethritis China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Urethritis Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Urogenital China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Urogenital China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Vesicant China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.