Ethnobotanical Plant Polianthes tuberosa

Common Name

Sundal malam (Night harlot), Teber, Tuberose, Sedap malam (Night sensation), Tutya Cicegi

Activities

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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 Sort descending	Country/Region	Reference
Alterative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent	Mexico	Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Detergent	Mexico	Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea	Mexico(Aztec)	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Emetic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Fever	Mexico(Aztec)	Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Heat rash	Mexico(Aztec)	Duke, 1992 *
Perfume	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Perfume		Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Perfumery	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Pimple	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Resolvent	Mexico	Duke, 1992 *
Soap	Mexico	Duke, 1992 *
Styptic	Mexico	Duke, 1992 *
Tumor	Mexico(Aztec)	Duke, 1992 *