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Ethnobotanical Plant Sapindus mukorossi

Common Name
Kuei Chien Ch'Ou; Yu Chu Tzu; P'U Ti Tzu; Buah lerak; Mu Huan Tzu; Fei Chu Tzu; Chinese Soapberry; Mukurozi; Wu Huan Tzu; Mu Huan Jou

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
Boil China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Chlorosis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cholorosis Nepal Duke, 1992 *
Cholorosis Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Detergent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Epilepsy Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Epilepsy Nepal Duke, 1992 *
Epilepsy Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Exorcism China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Expectorant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Freckle China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Gum China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Halitosis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Pediculicide Malaya (Import) Duke, 1992 *
Piscicide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Piscicide India Duke, 1992 *
Poison China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Salivation Nepal Duke, 1992 *
Salivation Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.