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Ethnobotanical Plant Luffa echinata

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Sort descending Country/Region Reference
Bilious Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Colic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dropsy Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dropsy Sudan Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Intestine Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Jaundice Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Lung Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Nephritis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Purgative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Purgative Sudan Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Sterility Sudan Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.