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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
Actinodaphne moluccana ( Kajoe kalowai )
Anagallis arvensis ( Adhan Al Far, Ain Al Jamal, Anagallide, Kirmizi Farekulagi, Murajes, Ruri-Hakobe, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sichan Qulaghi )
Calotropis procera ( Al Dibaj, Giant Milkweed )
Cicuta douglasii
Dianthus fischeri ( Ch'U Mai )
Euphorbia hirta ( Ara tamah, Asthma Herb, Gelang susu, Gendong anak, Kelusan, Kukon-kukon, Milkweed, Ngonderamango, Patikan, Pempe )
Ficus palmata
Fumaria officinalis ( Fumaria, Fumitory, Kohaheina, Sahtere, Shaterag, Tzu Hua Ti Ting )
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 )
Semecarpus anacardium ( Arushkara, Bael, Baglader, Baladur, Beladur, Bhallataka, Bhela, Biladur, Malabar Bean, Marking Nut, Mel Anacardi, Nuez De Marcar )
Symplocarpus foetidus ( Draconte Fetide, Dragonzio, Drakenkruid, Skunk Cabbage, Skunkcabbage, Zehrwurz )
Tidestromia lanuginosa
*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.