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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Amomum xanthioides (Zingiberaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Tavoy cardamom; So Sha Mi

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Total Uses: 8

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Cancer(Stomach)	China	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Uterus)	China	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Nausea	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Sore(Throat)	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Stomachic	China
Stomachic	Malaya
Stomatitis	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Tonic	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.