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Ethnobotanical Plant Uncaria gambir

Common Name
Gambir, Wi Tieh Ni, Bengal Gambir

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Astringent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Burn Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Masticatory Asia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Masticatory Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Scurf Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Sore(Throat) Malaya Duke, 1992 *