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Ethnobotanical Plant Salsola kali

Common Name
Glasswort

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
Cathartic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Dropsy US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Emmenagogue Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emmenagogue US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Excrescence Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Poison Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *