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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Symphytum officinale

Common Name
Liane Chique; Hirehari-So; Buyuk Karakafesotu; Comfrey; Consoude; Bourrache; Consuelda; Borraja

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Analgesic Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Antidiarrheic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cancer US(Co) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cicatrizant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Circulation China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Demulcent Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diarrhea Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Diuretic Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Expectorant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hemoptysis Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Hemostat Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Inflammation Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Inflammation China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Lung Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Pectoral Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Sedative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sore Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.