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

 Ointment-Base

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List of Ethnobotany use
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Plant
Brassica campestris ( Abura-Na, Chou, Ma Chieh, Salgam )
Camellia japonica ( Ch'A Chin T'Iao, Ch'A Hua, Tubaki, Tz'U Ch'A, Yabu-Tubaki )
Camellia sasanqua ( Ch'A Mei Hua, Sazanka )
Cassia tora ( Brusca Cimarrona, Cassia,Foetid, Gelenggang kechil, Gelenggang padang, Penitora, Pistache Marron, Ts'Ao Chueh Ming )
Linum usitatissimum ( Ama, Chih Ma, Flax, Hu Ma, Kahtan, Keten, Kettan, Kittan, Lin, Linaza, Lino, Linseed )
Rhus succedanea ( Haze(Ryukyu-Haze), Huang Lu, Karkata )
Rhus sylvestris ( Yama-Haze )
Sesamum indicum ( Ajonjoli, Bijan, Ch'Ing Jang, Goma, Haholi, Hei Yu Ma, Hoholi, Hu Ma, Jijiri, Jojoli, Jungeoline, Kundij, Kunji, Lenga, Ma K'U Ping, Ooli, Pai Yu Ma, Sesame, Simsim, Susam, Tila, Wijen )
*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.