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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Ranunculus acris (Ranunculaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Altindugme; Statice; Mao Chin; Wenwort; Mao Ken

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Total Uses: 16

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Ague	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer	China	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer	UK	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Colic	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Counterirritant	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Counterirritant	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hallucinogen	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hallucinogen	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Inflammation	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Poison	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison	Elsewhere
Sore	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Vesicant	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Wart	France	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart	Europe	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.