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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Rumex scutatus (Polygonaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Hummaidh; Kalkan Labada; Acetosa Romana

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Total Uses: 13

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Apertif	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent	Elsewhere
Cardiac	Iraq	Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Cardiac	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dysentery	Elsewhere
Laxative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Liver	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Medicine	Europe	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Refrigerant	Elsewhere
Scurvy	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Scurvy	Elsewhere