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Ethnobotanical Plant Sphaeranthus indicus

Common Name
Mundi

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
Alterative India Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bactericide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bowel India Duke, 1992 *
Chest India Duke, 1992 *
Cough India Duke, 1992 *
Depurative India Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Java Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Gastritis India Duke, 1992 *
Gastritis India(Gujarat) Duke, 1992 *
Hepatitis India Duke, 1992 *
Piles India Duke, 1992 *
Repellant(Insect) India Duke, 1992 *
Styptic India Duke, 1992 *
Tonic India Duke, 1992 *
Tuberculosis India Duke, 1992 *
Tumor India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge India Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Vermifuge India Duke, 1992 *