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

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List of Ethnobotany use
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Plant
Clerodendrum inerme ( Bunga pawang (Shaman flower), Qesmat Aghaji, Tulang tulang, Yasamin Zafer )
Clerodendrum siphonanthus
Curcuma domestica ( Haridra, Kurkuma Uzum, Olena, Safran De St Domingue, Safran Des Indes, Safran Du Pays, Safron Du Pays, Turmeric, Ukon, Yu Chin )
Desmodium cephalotes
Desmodium triflorum ( Rumput barek sisek puteh, Semanggen, Sisek betok, Sisek tenggiling (Anteater...), Sisik Betok )
Elaeophorbia drupifera ( Akane )
Glycine max ( Chiang, Chiang Yu, Hei Tou, Huang Tou, Jen Shu, Jung Shu, Shih Tou, Shih Yu, Shu, Soya Fasulyasi, Soybean, Ta Tou, Ta Tou Huang Chuen, Ta Tou Shih, Tou Fu, Tou Huang, Tou Yu )
Helianthus annuus ( A'Bbad Al Shams, A'In Ash Shams, Aycicegi, Fleur Soleil, Fleurs Soleil, Flor De Sol, Girasol, Gula Barbaroza, Guna Baqan, Gundondu, Helianthe, Himawari, Tournesol, Ward Ash Shams )
Lablab purpureus ( E Mei Tou, Hyacinth Bean, Pien Tou, Yen Li Tou )
Moghania macrophylla
Sambucus simpsoni ( Fleur Sureau, Sauco Blanco, Sirop, Sureau )
Spermacoce hispida
*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.