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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Iris versicolor (Iridaceae) PDF

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Flag; Amerikan Suseni; Iris

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Total Uses: 18

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Alterative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bruise	US(Amerindian)
Cathartic	North America	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cathartic	US(Amerindian)
Depurative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	Elsewhere	ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Diuretic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	North America	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emetic	US(Amerindian)
Emetic	North America	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Gastritis	US(Appalachia)
Laxative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison		Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Poultice	US(Appalachia)
Sore	US(Appalachia)
Stimulant	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Syphilis	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor	US	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.