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Ethnobotanical Plant Pterocarpus santalinus

Common Name
Chendana janggi; Kirmizi Santal; Tzu T'An; Tjendana djenggi; T'An; Niu Shou Chan T'An; Sandalwood Paduak; Red Saunders

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) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Antidote Java Duke, 1992 *
Arrhythmia Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bilious Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic India(Hindu) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Depurative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diaphoretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Java Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Java Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Asia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fever Java Duke, 1992 *
Hematochezia Java Duke, 1992 *
Hematuria Java Duke, 1992 *
Hemoptysis Java Duke, 1992 *
Hemorrhage China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.