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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Trapa natans

Common Name
Sukestanesi; Lao Ling; Shiu Li Chi Shih; Castana De Agua; Gaou Fun; Hisi; Ling Chio; Ling; Fou Ling

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Alterative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bilious China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bilious Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cancer(Stomach) Japan Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diarrhea Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Fever Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Refrigerant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Refrigerant China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.