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Ethnobotanical Plant Wikstroemia indica

Common Name
Liao Ge Wang

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
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Hepatomegaly China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Lymphadenitis China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Piscicide India Duke, 1992 *
Piscicide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Poison Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Purgative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Schistosomiasis China Duke, 1992 *
Splenomegaly China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Vesicant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *