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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
Abelmoschus manihot ( Kastuli, Tororo-Aoi )
Acalypha alopecuroides ( Bonda Pe, Degonfle, Derriere Confle, Hierba Del Cancer, Petit Mouton, Petit Pompon, Rabo De Zorra )
Albizia julibrissin ( Ho Huan, Ho Hun, Nemu-No-Ki )
Ananas comosus ( Aainnunas, Ainunnas, Ananas, Ananasso, Fichtenapfel, Ganas, Nanas, Pina, Pineapple, Pinha, Sola, Z'Ananas )
Annona spraguei
Baphia nitida
Bryophyllum pinnatum ( Bruja, Bunitiris, Daun sejuk, Febrivier, Feuilles Loup-Garou, Feuilles Sorcier, Ganti batang, Higuey, Kerenchong, L'Ane Blanc, Loup Garou, Loup-Garou, Sanglou, Sedingin, Seringin, Suru bebek, Tope-Tope, Yerba Bruja, Z'Herbe Mal Tete )
Calendula officinalis ( Aklelmulk, Atunjaq, Calendula, Chin Chan Hua, China, Kamisha Bahar, Maravilla, Mercadela, Oqhuwan, Qaraqus, Tibbi Nergis, To-Kinsen-Ka, Virreina )
Ceiba pentandra ( Ceiba, Fromager, Fromagier, Kabu kapes, Kabu-kabu, Kapok, Kapokku-No-Ki, Kekabu, Mapou, Mapou Coton, Mengkapas, Randu )
Cercidium praecox
Cnestis palala ( Akar padang, Garing-garing, Karang-karang, Merr., Rumput kachat, Sembelit merah )
Croton caudatus
Croton oblongifolius
Cucurbita pepo ( Calabacera, Kabak, Kulakah, Kurbis, Labu ayer (Water gourd), Lacayote, Pimpkin, Qabagh, Shijar )
Curcuma amada
Curcuma aromatica ( Jangli Haldi, Kyo-O(Haru-Ukon), Vanaharidra, Wild Turmeric )
Curcuma caesia
Curcuma domestica ( Ameixeira, Chia Ch'Ing Tzu, Garden Plum, Haridra, Kurkuma Uzum, Li, Olena, Plum, Prunier, Safran De St Domingue, Safran Des Indes, Safran Du Pays, Safron Du Pays, Susino, Turmeric, Ukon, Yu Chin )
Curcuma zedoaria ( E Zhu, Kunchur, Seduer, Temu kuning (Yellow temu), Temu puteh, Zhu, Zurumbad )
Cymbopogon citratus ( Citronela, Citronelle, Eri makoe, Hoe moeke, Laoe wasiro, Limoncillo, Limonotu, Salimbata, Serai, Sere, Sere mangat bi, Sereh makan (Edible sereh), Tapisa-pisa )
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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.