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Melia azedarach

Common Name
Fleurs Lilas; Sibahbah; K'U Lien; Tasbih Aghaji; Sen Shu; Pazienza; Alilaila; To-Sendan; Gemeiner Zedarachbaum; Chin Ling Tzu; Arbol Enano; Chinaberry; Faux Sycomore; Lilas; Violeta; Lien; Paraiso; Sendan; Zanzalakht; Tak; Piment D'Eau; Lila; Lilayo; Amargoseira

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Emetic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emetic Portuguese Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Emmenagogue Elsewhere *
Emmenagogue Iran Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emmenagogue Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Eruption Elsewhere *
Fever China *
Fever Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Fever Iran Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Heat rash China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hernia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hernia China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hysteria Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Hysteria Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.