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Ethnobotanical Plant Umbilicus malacophyllus

Common Name
Wu Yu; Wa T'Ai; Wa I; Wa Hsien; Po Hsieh

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
Bite(Dog) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Blister(Fever) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Boil China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysentery China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysmenorrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Epistaxis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Gravel China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sedative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Stomatitis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Styptic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.