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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
Abies balsamea ( Balsam Fir, Balsam,Canada, Fir )
Antigonon leptopus ( Belle Mexicaine )
Artemisia ludoviciana
Canthium subcordatum
Citrus aurantiifolia ( Agac Kavunu Agaci, Basra Limisi, Ben Zuhair, Laimun, Lime, Numi Basra, Vijapura )
Dalbergia saxatilis
Dalbergiella welwitschii
Desmodium gangeticum ( Akar katuh, Kemani bali, Lepantan, Meringan, Serengan, Vidarigandha )
Eupatorium perfoliatum ( Bonesset, Eupatoire Perfoliee, Eupatorio, Hempweed, Indian Sage, Thoroughwort, Tse Lan, Wasserdost, Waterdost )
Hamamelis virginiana ( Amerika-Mansaku, Carpe, Chin Lu Mei, Hamamelis, Pistachier Noir, Trilopo, Virginische Toverhazelaar, Virginischer Zauberstrauch, Witch Hazel )
Mitragyna stipulosa ( Abura, African Linden )
Piper excelsum
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Psittacanthus martinicensis ( Capitaine Bois, Roi Bois )
Tanacetum vulgare ( Solucanotu, Tanaceto, Tansy, Yomogi-Giku )
Trema orientalis ( Anggrung, Mendarung, Narong paya )
Umbellularia californica
*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.