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Ethnobotanical Plant Sansevieria trifasciata

Common Name
Lidah buaya (Crocodile tongue)

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 *
Baldness Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Bite(Snake) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Earache Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Fever Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Itch Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Malaria Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Sore Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tonic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *