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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Polygonum barbatum (Polygonaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Mengrengan; Mao Liao; Tuba seluang; Johong beraleh (Spell remover); Tebok seludang; Sala nyoyo

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Arthritis	Java
Astringent	India
Cancer	China	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cicatrizant		Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Colic	Elsewhere
Diarrhea	Java
Emetic	Elsewhere
Infertility	Malaya
Piscicide	Malaya
Purgative	Elsewhere
Refrigerant	India
Sore	Elsewhere
Tonic	Elsewhere
Vulnerary	Malaya
Wound		Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Wound(Veterinary)	Elsewhere