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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Psoralea corylifolia

Common Name
Cot Chu; Pu Ku Chih; Ku Tzu; Pha Cot Chi; P'O Ku Chih

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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
Incontinence China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Inflammation India *
Kidney China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Knee China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Leprosy India *
Leprosy Nepal *
Leucoderma India *
Leucoderma Nepal *
Leucorrhea China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Lumbago China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Lumbago China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Piscicide Elsewhere *
Polyuria China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Polyuria China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Polyuria China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Pregnancy China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Preventitive(Abortifacient) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Psoriasis India *
Rheumatism Vietnam Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Skin Vietnam Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.