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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Trichosanthes palmata (Cucurbitaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Pai Yao Tzu; Makal; Kaundala; Hanzal I Surkha

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Cathartic	India	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hydragogue	India	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison	Iran	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic	China	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.