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

Ethnobotanical Plant Vitex negundo

Common Name
Sambhalu, Katri, Nirgundi, Ch'U, Pajan Kusut, Lenggundi, Indrani, Gattilier Incise, Ban Muichi, Chaste Tree, Nirgandi, Man Ching, Nisinda, Huang Ching, Taiwan-Ninzin-Boku(Kusa-Ninzin

Activities

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Abrasion Fiji Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Ache(Head) India(Santal) *
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Head) India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Analgesic Elsewhere *
Anasarca India(Santal) *
Angina China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Anodyne English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Boil Elsewhere *
Cold India *
Cold China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cough China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Diaphoretic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Diarrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Discutient Elsewhere *