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Ethnobotanical Plant Menyanthes trifoliata

Common Name
Mitu-Gasiwa; Menyanthe; Suyoncasi; Trebol De Agua; Tsui Ts'Ao; Shui Ts'Ai; Marsh Buckbean; Trefoil,Bean; Cho Ts'Ai; Trefle; Ming Ts'Ai

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
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fever Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Flu Canada(Kwakiutl) Duke, 1992 *
Gout Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gout US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Hemoptysis Canada(Kwakiutl) Duke, 1992 *
Hypnotic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hypnotic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Intoxicant Scandinavia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Jaundice US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Laxative US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Narcotic China Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Narcotic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Nervine Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rheumatism Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rheumatism US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.