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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
Geitonoplesium cymosum
Gymnostachyum febrifugum
Habenaria orbiculata
Madhuca indica ( Madhuka )
Musa sapientum ( Banana, Pisang, Pisang batoe, Pisang batu, Pisang embung, Pisang kelat, Pisang kepok, Pisang swanggi, Platano )
Plantago major ( Arnoglossa, Bazir Dam Bil, Buyuk Sinirliot, Ch'E Ch'Ien, Daum sejumbok, Ekur anjing (Dog tail), Gechi Qulaghi, Lisan Al Hamal, Llanten, Llanten Mayor, Meloh kiloh, Oba-Ko, Otot ototan, Plantain, Sangka buwah, Sangkubah, Sangkuwah, Sei Ohr Re, Sembung otot, Suri pandak, Tarkuz, Wegerlich )
Polygonum flaccidum ( Chia Liao, Shui Liao, Tse Liao, Yu Liao )
Prunus persica ( Khokh, Melocotonero, Momo, Peach, Pecher, Pesco, Seftali Agaci, Sheftali, T'Ao P'I Chiu, Tao Ren )
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Ribes lobbii
Ricinus communis ( Bean,Castor, Castor, Castor Bean, Castorbean, Eranda, Gana Garchak, Higuerilla, Hintyagi Agaci, Huile Ricin, Jarak, Khirwe, Palma Christi, Pei Ma, Pi Ma, Ricino, Sittamoonaka, Tartago, To-Goma )
Rumex obtusifolius ( Dock,Blunt-Leaved, Hummaidh, Kut Yaprakli Labada, Lapathus, Lappacium, Surale Di Tch'Van )
Terminalia arjuna ( Arjan Terminalia, Kumbuk )
*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.