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Ethnobotanical Plant Sphaeranthus africanus

Common Name
Gelang liat lembu (Tough ox

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(Tooth) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Alterative India Duke, 1992 *
Bowel India Duke, 1992 *
Chest India Duke, 1992 *
Cough India Duke, 1992 *
Depurative India Duke, 1992 *
Emollient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gastritis India Duke, 1992 *
Hepatitis India Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Piles India Duke, 1992 *
Repellant(Insect) India Duke, 1992 *
Resolvent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore(Throat) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Styptic India Duke, 1992 *
Tonic India Duke, 1992 *
Tuberculosis India Duke, 1992 *
Tumor(Breast) Indochina Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge India Duke, 1992 *