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Ethnobotanical Plant Tephrosia purpurea

Common Name
Purple Tephrosia; Indigo,Wild

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
Anodyne Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Asthma Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bilious Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Coffee Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Colic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Colic Sudan Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Cough Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cough not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Deobstruent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Eczema Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Elephantiasis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Elephantiasis not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Elephantiasis Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Epistaxis US(Seminole) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Eruption Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Eruption Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *