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Ethnobotanical Plant Mesua ferrea

Common Name

Penaga puteh, Kacara, Penaga

Activities

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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 Sort descending	Country/Region	Reference
Astringent	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide	India	Duke, 1992 *
Candida	India	Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic		Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cough	Nepal	Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Cough	Nepal	Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide	India	Duke, 1992 *
Medicine		Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Parturition	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Piles	Nepal	Duke, 1992 *
Piles	Nepal	Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Rheumatism	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Skin	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Soap	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Stomachic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Sudorific	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Tumor(Abdomen)	India	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wound	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *