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Ethnobotanical Plant Pterocarpus santalinus

Common Name
Chendana janggi; Kirmizi Santal; Tzu T'An; Tjendana djenggi; T'An; Niu Shou Chan T'An; Sandalwood Paduak; Red Saunders

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) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Antidote Java Duke, 1992 *
Arrhythmia Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bilious Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic India(Hindu) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Depurative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Depurative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diaphoretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Java Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Java Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Asia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fever Java Duke, 1992 *
Hematochezia Java Duke, 1992 *
Hematuria Java Duke, 1992 *
Hemoptysis Java Duke, 1992 *
Hemorrhage China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.