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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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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
Rheumatism Elsewhere *
Ringworm China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Scrofula Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Scurvy English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sedative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Skin China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Skin China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Skin Elsewhere *
Splenitis Elsewhere *
Stimulant China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic Elsewhere *
Stomachic Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Stone Elsewhere *
Swelling Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Tonic Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Tonic China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor India(Ayurvedic) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Colombia Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Vermifuge China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.