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Ethnobotanical Plant Morinda citrifolia

Common Name
Kemudu; Mengkudu besar; Bengkudu; Pache; Mengkudu; Kudu; Douleur; Mekudu; Fromagier; Pina De Puerco; Bois Douleur

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
Abdomen Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Abscess Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Head) Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Ache(Tooth) Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth) Tonga Duke, 1992 *
Ague Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Ague Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Anodyne Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne St.Thomas Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Arthritis Tonga Duke, 1992 *
Arthritis Dominica Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Beriberi Java Duke, 1992 *
Bite(Bug) Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Boil Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Boil Tonga I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Breast Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Cathartic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Chest Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Colic Malaya Duke, 1992 *