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Ethnobotanical Plant Taraxacum mongolicum

Common Name
Pu Gong Ying

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
Abscess China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Ache(Stomach) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Appendicitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Boil China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Esophagus) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Congestion China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Dermatitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Detoxicant China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Detoxicant 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.
Fever China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hepatitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Inflammation China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Lactogogue China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Mastitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Mastitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Stomach China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Swelling China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Tumor(Nose) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.