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Ethnobotanical Plant Polypodium lingua

Common Name
Chin Hsing Tsao; Chin Hsing Ts'Ao; Shih Wei

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
Adenopathy China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote(Brimstone) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cancer China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Carbuncle China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Carbuncle China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Carcinoma China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carcinoma China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cystitis China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Gonorrhea China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Hair-Tonic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Menorrhagia China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Refrigerant China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Scrofula China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sore China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Urethrorrhagia China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Wound China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.