Ethnobotanical Plant Polygonum barbatum | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Common Name

Mengrengan; Mao Liao; Sala nyoyo; Tebok seludang; Tuba seluang; Johong beraleh (Spell remover)

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	Country/Region	Reference
Arthritis	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Astringent	India	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer	China	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cicatrizant	not available	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Colic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Emetic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Infertility	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Piscicide	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Purgative	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant	India	Duke, 1992 *
Sore	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Tonic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Wound	not available	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Wound(Veterinary)	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *