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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
Hysteria Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Infection China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Insecticide Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Insecticide Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Insecticide Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Intestinal tonic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Intestinal tonic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Laxative China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Leprosy Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Marasmus China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Narcotic Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Narcotic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Narcotic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Nerves Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Parasiticide China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Pediculicide Elsewhere *
Pediculicide China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Piscicide Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Piscicide Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Piscicide Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.