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Ethnobotanical Plant Strychnos potatorum

Common Name
Clearing Nut Tree

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 *
Anodyne India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Bite(Snake) India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis India Duke, 1992 *
Carbuncle India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Cholera Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Colic India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Conjunctivitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diabetes Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery India Duke, 1992 *
Emetic India Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Eye Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Sore India Duke, 1992 *
Stomachic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tonic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *