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Ethnobotanical Plant Pluchea indica

Common Name
Baluntas; Beluntas; Beluntas paya; Luntas; Baruntas

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
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Malaysia Duke, 1992 *
Fever Java Duke, 1992 *
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fever not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Gangrene Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Leucorrhea Indochina Duke, 1992 *
Lumbago Indochina Duke, 1992 *
Myosis Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Nervine Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Obesity Malaysia Duke, 1992 *
Smallpox Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Sore Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Sore Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sudorific not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tea Malaysia Duke, 1992 *
Tea not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tonic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *