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Ethnobotanical Plant Biophytum sensitivum

Common Name
Sikerpud, Sirhirput, Daun kutjinggan, Makahia, Damon huya, Inja payung

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
Ache(Stomach) India Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Stomach) Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Stomach) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac (Female) Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Bilious India Duke, 1992 *
Burn India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Chest Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Chest India Duke, 1992 *
Chest Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Collapse India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive(Male) India(Gujarat) Duke, 1992 *
Convulsion India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Diabetes Sumatra Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic India Duke, 1992 *
Fever India Duke, 1992 *
Fumitory India(Gujarat) Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea Philippines Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea India Duke, 1992 *
Lithiasis India Duke, 1992 *