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Ethnobotanical Plant Lasia spinosa

Common Name
Nyambing; Gegeli; Sampi; Gali-gali; Geli-geli

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(Stomach) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne Java Duke, 1992 *
Colic Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Colic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cough Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Cyanogenetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Intestine Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Parturition Java Duke, 1992 *
Piles Sri Lanka Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore(Throat) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Throat(Veterinary) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *