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Ethnobotanical Plant Thlaspi arvense

Common Name
Penny Cress; Hsi Ming

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
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cyanogenetic US Duke, 1992 *
Depurative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Depurative Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Eye China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Heumatism Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Lumbago China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Poison Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tonic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.