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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Ache(Tooth)	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Boil	Philippines	Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Cold	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Corn	US(Navajo)	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Dyspepsia	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Flux	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Impotency	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Refrigerant	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Venereal	Elsewhere