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

Ethnobotanical Plant Eriobotrya japonica

Common Name
Loquat, P'I P'A, Biwa

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Stomach) China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Antitussive China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Antitussive China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cancer Japan Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Chafe China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Coryza China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cough China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cough China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cyanogenetic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Depression Indochina *
Diarrhea Indochina *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Epistaxis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Expectorant China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Expectorant China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Expectorant China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Expectorant Elsewhere *
Hemoptysis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Nausea Elsewhere *
Nausea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.