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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Mallotus philippinensis (Euphorbiaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Tuba; Kapasam; Kamala; Kusu-No-Ha-Gasiwa

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Aphrodisiac	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bactericide	India
Cold	Hainan	Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Enuresis	Java
Laxative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Litholytic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Piscicide	Sumatra
Taenifuge	Elsewhere	ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Vermifuge	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.