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Ethnobotanical Plant Ruta graveolens

Common Name
Rue; Godong mungu; Yun Hsiang Ts'Ao; Bahce Sedefotu; Ruta; Henruda; Rue Fetide; Ruda; Sadal; Aruda; Ubat atal

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
Abortifacient US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Abortifacient Mediterranean Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Abortifacient Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Abortifacient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Acaricide Java Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Ear) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Head) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth) China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Amenorrhea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Amenorrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Amenorrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac Java Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Antidote China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antifertility Paraguay Duke, 1992 *
Apertif Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Arthritis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *