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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Common name(s)
Pai Mai Ken; Cuernecillo; Birdsfoot Trefoil

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Carminative	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cyanogenetic	US
Fever	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Nerves	Spain	Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Poison	US	Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Restorative	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Thirst	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.