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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
Acalypha siamensis ( Teh hutan )
Adenosma caeruleum ( Magun jantan, Timba tasek )
Anemone cernua ( Pai T'Ou Weng )
Castilla elastica ( Caucho Criollo Hembra, Holli )
Ceiba pentandra ( Ceiba, Fromager, Fromagier, Kabu kapes, Kabu-kabu, Kapok, Kapokku-No-Ki, Kekabu, Mapou, Mapou Coton, Mengkapas, Randu )
Chrysobalanus icaco ( Capollaxipehualli, Hicaco, Icaque, Icaquier, Zicaque )
Cyperus rotundus ( Boeai, Hama-Suge, Hsiang Fu, Hsiang Fu Tzu, Mota, Muskezamin, Musta, Mustaka, Mutha, Roekoet teki, So Ken Chiu, So Ts'Ao, Souchet, Tage-tage, Teki, Topalak, Woeta )
Ficus cotinifolia
Ficus religiosa ( Pipola, Tin Asnam )
Garcinia cambogia
Gymnogongrus pinnulata ( Hou K'Uei, Lu Chio Ts'Ai )
Hybanthus enneaspermus
Melilotus indica ( Haisukka, Steenklaver )
Momordica dioica
Nauclea sessilifolia
Oryza sativa ( Arroz, Chaltook, Hsien, Keng, Nasi, No, Perinj, Pirinc, Rice, Riz, Ruz, Saki, T'U, Tao, Timman )
Phaseolus adenanthus
Platycodon grandiflorum ( Chieh K'Eng, Chieh Keng, K'U Chieh Keng, Kikyoo, Lu T'Ou )
Podophyllum peltatum ( Amerikan Podofili, Mayapple, Podo-Huirumu )
Polygonum plebeium
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*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.