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Pyrola rotundifolia

Common Name
Lu Ti Ts'Ao; Pyrola,Round-Leaved; Pirola; Holzmangold; Round-Leaved Wintergreen; Vintergron; Pyrole A Grappes; Rondbladig Wintergroenkruid; Sundew

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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
Astringent French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Bite(Bug) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bite(Dog) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bite(Snake) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Diuretic Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Hematochezia Elsewhere *
Hemorrhage China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hemostat German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hemostat Elsewhere *
Litholytic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Lithontriptic Elsewhere *
Metrorrhagia Elsewhere *
Sore Elsewhere *
Spasm Danish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.