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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Beriberi

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Plant
Alstonia scholaris ( Dita, Pha Ya Sat Ta Ban, Poele, Pulai, Pulai bukit, Pule, Saptachada )
Alternanthera sessilis ( Bayem keramah, Keramah, Keremak, Matean )
Angiopteris amboinensis ( Pakoe ajer, Pakoe besar )
Averrhoa bilimbi ( Balimbing, Belimbing besi, Belimbing buloh, Bilin, L., Limeng, Zibeline )
Blumea balsamifera ( Capa, Chapa, Kecape, Sembang, Sembing, Sembo, Sembong, Sembung, Telinga kerbau (Buffalo ear) )
Blumea chinensis ( Akar semboh )
Casuarina equisetifolia ( Aru, Chemara, Chemara laut, Eru, Filuwah, Kajoe anjing, Kazwarinah, Pino Australiano, Roe, Ru, Sunober Ustraly, Tjemara )
Clerodendrum serratum ( Mata kesang, Senggugor (Miscarriage plant), Sunga tasek, Timba tasek (Ocean hand-bucket, Tinjal tasek, Tinjal tasek (Pl. w/ft in ocea )
Ervatamia cylindrocarpa ( Lelada (Peppery), Tandok-tandok )
Erythrina fusca ( Changkering )
Lycopodium cernuum ( Daoen rairai, L., Paku serani (Portuguese fern), Rumput kenarus, Rumput serani (Portuguese gras, Sarang baganding )
Morinda citrifolia ( Bengkudu, Bois Douleur, Douleur, Fromagier, Kemudu, Kudu, Mekudu, Mengkudu, Mengkudu besar, Pache, Pina De Puerco )
Moringa oleifera ( Babano Del Arbol, Ban Sajna, Ben, Ben Aile, Ben Ghianda, Benboom, Benz'Olive, Benzolivier, Cigru, Graines Ben, Horseradish Tree, Kelor, Maroengga, Merunggai, Moringa Tree, Moroengei, Olivier, Palo De Aceite, Pois Coolie, Ramunggai, Remunggai, Sahinjan, Sajina, Sigru, Ubat bedat )
Pleomele angustifolia ( Djingkang, Pendoesta oetan )
Plumbago indica ( Binasa, Cheraka merah, Chitraka, Setaka, Sitaka, Tjeraka Merah )
Pongamia pinnata ( Bangkong, Bangkongan, Chiravilvra, Hoang Ba, Hongay Oil, Jadar, Karanda, Kepik, Ki pahang, Malabari, Malapari, Pongam, Pongam Oil )
Scaevola frutescens ( Akar-pahit (Bitter vine), Ambong-ambong (Knapsacks), Dudulan, Embun-embun, Wudulan )
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.