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

Ethnobotanical Plant Swertia chirata

Common Name
Indische Chiretta, Indian Chiretta, Driesen Enzian, Indian Gentian, Dowa I Pechish, Nila Vembu, Chirata, Kirata Tikta, Chirette Indien

Activities

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Alterative Iran Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Asthma India(Santal) *
Atrophy India(Santal) *
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Cachexia India(Santal) *
Cough India(Santal) *
Depurative India *
Fever French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever India *
Fever India(Santal) *
Gonorrhea India(Santal) *
Gravel India(Santal) *
Hypnotic India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Laxative Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Liqueur English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Phthisis India(Santal) *
Puerperium India(Santal) *
Stomachic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic India(Hindu) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.