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Ethnobotanical Plant Scindapsus officinalis

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(Stomach) India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac India Duke, 1992 *
Asthma India Duke, 1992 *
Cancer India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Carminative India Duke, 1992 *
Chancre India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Cholera India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Colic India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic India Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic India(Hindu) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diarrhea India Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant India Duke, 1992 *
Hemorrhage India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Hyperglycemia India Duke, 1992 *
Pleuritis India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Pneumonia India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Protisticide India Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism India Duke, 1992 *
Scabies India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *