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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 Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fever not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fever Java Duke, 1992 *
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 not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tea Malaysia Duke, 1992 *
Tonic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *