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

Ethnobotanical Plant Cassia alata

Common Name
Dartres, Ludanggan, Guajava, Daoen koepang, Fleur Palmiste, Ki manila, Ketepeng, Herbe A Dattes, Fleur Dartre, Ketepeng tijna, Fleurs Saint Christophe, Gelenggang, Ketepeng badak, Fleur St Christophe, Ketepeng kebo, Dates Jaunes, Date, Fleur A Dartres

Activities

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Africa Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Abortifacient Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Ache(Stomach) Elsewhere *
Amygdalitis Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Antidote Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Ascites Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Asthma Elsewhere *
Bactericide Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Bite(Snake) West Indies Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Bite(Snake) Samoa *
Bite(Snake) Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bite(Snake) Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Bite(Snake) Elsewhere *
Bronchitis Elsewhere *
Constipation Malaya *
Craw-Craw Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Depurative Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Dhobi Itch Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Diarrhea Trinidad *