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Ethnobotanical Plant Scaevola frutescens

Common Name
Dudulan; Ambong-ambong (Knapsacks); Embun-embun; Akar-pahit (Bitter vine); Wudulan

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 *
Ache(Head) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Ague Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Antidote Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Beriberi Java Duke, 1992 *
Conjunctivitis Caroline I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Diarrhea Java Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dropsy Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Elephantiasis Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Eye Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fracture Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Fumitory Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Leg Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Ophthalmia Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Stomach Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Swelling Malaya Duke, 1992 *