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Ethnobotanical Plant Mimusops elengi

Common Name
Pokok tanjong; Elengi; Tanjung; Bunga tanjong (Headland flower; Brazilian Milktree; Kuhbaum Von Para; Pekola batu; Kekula; Mimuscope; Pomme D'Adami; Kun

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
Gargle Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gingivitis Java Duke, 1992 *
Glossitis India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Laxative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Leukorrhea Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Menorrhagia India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Ophthalmia Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Pimple Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Poison New Hebrides Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Purgative English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Pyorrhea Java Duke, 1992 *
Restorative German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rhinosis Java Duke, 1992 *
Smallpox India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Snuff Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Sore(Throat) Moluccas Duke, 1992 *
Sprue Java Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stomatosis Java Duke, 1992 *