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Ethnobotanical Plant Saponaria vaccaria

Common Name
Chin Chan Yin T'Ai; Chin Kung Hua; Wang Pu Liu Hsing; Cow Cockle

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
Lactogogue China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Lymphangitis China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Poison US Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Poison Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Scabies China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Scabies Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Scrofula Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Shampoo Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Skin Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Soap Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Styptic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sudorific Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tonic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tumor(Breast) Korea Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Venereal Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Vulnerary China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.