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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Prunus armeniaca

Common Name
Kayisi Agaci; Hsing; Anzu; Mish Mish; T'Ien Mei; Hsing Jen T'Ang; Albaricoquero; Sha Hsing; Hsing Su; Mu Hsing; Arig; Apricot; Mei Hsing; Chin Hsing; Qaisi; Aprecock; Hsing Jin; Jou Hsing; Shan Hsing; Lai Hsing; Kaise

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Pectoral China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Plethora China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Poison Turkey Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Poison US Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Preventitive China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Puerperium China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Sedative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sedative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sedative China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Sedative Kurdistan Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Sedative Elsewhere Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Spasm China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Spasm Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spasm Elsewhere Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Thirst China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Tonic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor Nc Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Vermifuge China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.