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Ethnobotanical Plant Litsea cubeba

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
Ache(Head) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Ache(Head) Indochina Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Stomach) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Arthritis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Expectorant China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Flu China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hysteria Indochina Duke, 1992 *
Medicine not available Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Memory Indochina Duke, 1992 *
Paralysis Indochina Duke, 1992 *
Parturition Hainan Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Rheumatism China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Stomach China Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Swelling China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Tonic China Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Vertigo Indochina Duke, 1992 *