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Ethnobotanical Plant Swertia chirayita

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
Anemia India Duke, 1992 *
Asthma India Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis India Duke, 1992 *
Debility Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia India Duke, 1992 *
Enterrhagia India Duke, 1992 *
Fever India Duke, 1992 *
Hepatitis India Duke, 1992 *
Laxative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stomachic India Duke, 1992 *
Tonic India Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *