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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Xanthium strumarium

Common Name
Gatico; Lizzaij; Ts'Ang Erh; Kucuk Siracaotu; Chuan Erh; Buah anjang; Hsi Erh; Cadillo; Erh Tang; Cang Er Zi; Ona-Momi; Yang Fu Lai

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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
Infection US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Inflammation Elsewhere *
Inflammation India *
Kidney Mexico(Seri) *
Laxative China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Leprosy China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Leucorrhea Elsewhere *
Leucorrhea Elsewhere *
Lip Elsewhere *
Malaria China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Malaria Elsewhere *
Malaria Elsewhere *
Parturition Java *
Poison China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Poison Elsewhere *
Poison China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Poison India *
Preventitive Elsewhere *
Preventitive Elsewhere *
Pruritis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.