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Ethnobotanical Plant Nephelium lappaceum

Common Name
Shao Tzu; Rambutan; Tanggun

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(Head) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Carminative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysentery China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dyspepsia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Glossitis Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stomachic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *