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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Hydrangea arborescens (Hydrangeaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Hydrangea; Sevenbarks; Wilde Hydrangea; Hydrangea Sauvage

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Alterative	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bactericide	Elsewhere
Cancer(Tongue)	Canada	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diaphoretic	US	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diuretic	Dutch	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	US	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diuretic	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Kidney	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Laxative	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Medicine	US(Appalachia)
Narcotic	US	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Nephritis	US	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Nightmare	US(Amerindian)	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Purgative	German	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sialogogue	US	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic	US	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stone	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Tonic	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Tonic	US	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.