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Ethnobotanical Plant Melothria heterophylla

Activities

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
Ache(Ear) India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Adenopathy India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Antidote(Semecarpus) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysuria Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fainting India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Labor India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Otitis India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Paralysis India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Purgative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Purgative Indochina Duke, 1992 *
Scrofula India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Sore India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Spermatorrhea India Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Syphilis India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *