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Ethnobotanical Plant Plumeria alba

Common Name
Kshira; Frangipani

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
Skin Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tumor India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Venereal Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Venereal Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Wart West Indies Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.