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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Monochoria vaginalis (Pontederiaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Wewehan; Echeng padi; Bengok; Fou Shih; Kelayar; Toempeng; Ikau lada; Weweyan

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Ache(Tooth)	Java
Ache(Tooth)	Java	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Ache(Tooth)	Java
Asthma	Java
Asthma	Java
Boil	Malaya
Bronchosis	Java
Cough	Java
Fever	Java	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fever	Java
Gastrosis	Java
Hepatosis	Java
Liver	Java	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Refrigerant	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sore	Philippines	Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Stomach	Java	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.