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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
Aconitum chinensis
Adiantum capillus-veneris ( Culantrillo De Pozo, Krafs Al Bir, Maidenhair )
Alchornea cordifolia
Alpinia officinarum ( Galangal, Kao Liang Chiang, Kucuk Galanga, Liang Chiang, Man Chiang )
Amomum costatum
Angelica sylvestris ( Angelika, Angelique De Bois )
Annona muricata ( Corossolier, Durian benggala, Guanabana, Guanavana, Nangka blanda, Nangka londa, Toge-Banreisi )
Aristolochia arborescens
Aristolochia grandiflora
Asarum blumei
Asarum sieboldi ( Hsi Hsin, Japon Azarumu )
Atractylis ovata ( Shu Chiu, Ts'Ang Shu )
Brassica campestris ( Abura-Na, Chou, Ma Chieh, Salgam )
Capsicum frutescens ( Chile, Filfil Darah, Pepper,Red, Piment De Cayenne, Sili Biberi )
Cassia occidentalis ( Kachang kota, Kasiah, Khiyar Shember, Menting, Pois Piante, Senting, Shih Chueh Ming, Sinamekki, Tlalhoaxin, Wang Chiang Nan )
Cissampelos pareira ( Aristoloche Lobee, Bejuco De Raton, Feuille Coeur, Gasing-gasing, Liane Patte Cheval )
Costus sericeus
Croton guatemalensis
Curcuma domestica ( Haridra, Kurkuma Uzum, Olena, Safran De St Domingue, Safran Des Indes, Safran Du Pays, Safron Du Pays, Turmeric, Ukon, Yu Chin )
Cymbopetalum penduliflorum
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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.