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Ethnobotanical Plant Strobilanthes flaccidifolius

Common Name
Tarum Siam; Ketji Beling

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
Ague Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Alexiteric China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Astringent Indonesia Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cough Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Indonesia Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Erysipelas China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Mumps China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Rash China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Sore(Throat) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.