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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Trapa bispinosa

Common Name
Lao Ling, Ling, Chi Shih, Ling Chio, Shiu Li

Activities

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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
Anasarca India(Santal) *
Astringent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Cancer Japan Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cough India(Santal) *
Dropsy India(Santal) *
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Flux China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hair-Dye China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Rinderpest India(Santal) *
Sunstroke China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.