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Ethnobotanical Plant Premna taitensis

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) Tonga Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Stomach) Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth) Tahiti Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Antidote(Fish) Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Arthritis Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Bladder Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Boil Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Cough Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Elephantiasis Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Evil eye Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Eye Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Fever Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Fever Tonga Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Hair-Dye Fiji Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Inflammation Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Laxative Samoa Duke, 1992 *