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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Mesua ferrea (Clusiaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Penaga puteh; Kacara; Penaga

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Total Uses: 19

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Astringent	Elsewhere
Bactericide	India
Bactericide	Elsewhere
Candida	India
Cosmetic		Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cough	Nepal	Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Cough	Nepal
Fungicide	India
Medicine		Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Parturition	Malaya
Piles	Nepal	Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Piles	Nepal
Rheumatism	Elsewhere
Skin	Elsewhere
Soap	Elsewhere
Stomachic	Elsewhere
Sudorific	Elsewhere
Tumor(Abdomen)	India	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wound	Malaya