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Ethnobotanical Plant Lagerstroemia indica

Common Name
Gula Qawa; Ward Al Qahwah; Qahwa Chichegi

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
Abdomen China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Abscess China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Alexiteric China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Antidote China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Boil China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Decoagulant China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Dermatitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diuretic China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Dysentery China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Edema China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gargle Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Hydragogue Indochina Duke, 1992 *
Jaundice China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Kurdistan Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Narcotic Turkey Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Puerperium China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Purgative Indochina Duke, 1992 *