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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Hygrophila spinosa (Acanthaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Ruellia; Spiritweed; Ruellie; Kokilaksha; Kuliamara; Sterndorn

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Aphrodisiac	English	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Demulcent	Sudan	Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Demulcent	Italian	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	Sudan	Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Dropsy	Sudan	Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Hepatitis	Sudan	Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Liver	Sanscrit	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Refrigerant	India	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Refrigerant	Sudan	Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Rheumatism	Sudan	Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Tonic	German	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.