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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Lycoris radiata

Common Name
Higan-Bana; Shih Suan; Lao Ya Suan; I Chih Chien

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Poison Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Poison China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Scald China *
Sore China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Swelling China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.