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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Pogostemon heyneanus (Lamiaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Boon kalif; Dilem kembang; Dilem; Nilam baras; Rumput kuku; Nilam bukit; Nilam menchi

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Total Uses: 18

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Ache(Head)	Malaysia
Asthma	Malaya
Asthma	Elsewhere
Bilious	Java
Boil	Malaya
Boil	Malaysia
Cough	Elsewhere
Cough	Malaya
Dropsy	Malaya
Dropsy	Elsewhere
Fever	Java
Jaundice	Malaya
Rheumatism	Malaya
Rheumatism	Elsewhere
Smallpox	Malaya
Sternutatory	Elsewhere
Tumor		Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wound	Philippines	Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press