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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Vincetoxicum officinale (Asclepiadaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Schwalbenwurz; Panzehirotu

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Cancer(Breast)	Germany	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diuretic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Purgative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Scrofula	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.