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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Spilanthes oleracea (Asteraceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Ukra; Cresson De Para; Para Cress; Mastruco

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Total Uses: 10

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Ache(Tooth)	Elsewhere
Bladder	India	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bladder	Elsewhere
Gout	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Gout	Elsewhere
Gum	Elsewhere
Insecticide	Elsewhere
Mouthwash	English	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Scurvy	Elsewhere
Tumor(Prostate)	Brazil	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.