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Ethnobotanical Plant Selaginella tamariscina

Common Name
Iwa-Hiba

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
Amenorrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Astringent China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cough China Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Gravel Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Hematuria China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hemoptysis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hemostat China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hemostatic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Internulcer China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Leucorrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Longevity India Duke, 1992 *
Metrorrhagia China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Piles Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Prolapse China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Prolapse Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Puerperium China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Rectum China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Rectum Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *