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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Trichosanthes cucumeroides

Common Name
Karasu-Uri; Japanese Snake Gourd

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Abscess China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Alexiteric China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Anodyne China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Bite(Snake) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Boil China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Decoagulant China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Depurative Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Inflammation China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Soap Japan Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Sore(Throat) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Trauma China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.