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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
Bersama abyssinica
Calotropis procera ( Al Dibaj, Giant Milkweed )
Cicuta maculata ( Hemlock, Water Hemlock )
Cicuta sp ( Cicuta )
Cleistanthus collinus
Dryobalanops aromatica ( Bing Pian, Camphora, Ch'Ing Ping P'Ien, Chin Chiao Nao, Dryobalanops, Kapur, Kapurun, Mei Hua P'Ien, Mi Nao, Ni Ping P'Ien, P'O Lu Hsiang, Ping P'Ien, Pokok kapur burus (Baru campho, Su Nao, Ts'Ang Lung Nao )
Gelsemium elegans ( Hu Wan Ch'Iang, Kou Wen, Lan Ch'Ang Ts'Ao, Liman, Ta Ch'A Yeh T'Eng, Tu Ken, Tuan Ch'Ang Ts'Ao )
Gelsemium rigens
Gloriosa superba ( Buch Nak Hindi, Dorng Dueng, Glory Lily, Kalihari, Kembang Djonggrang, Langalika, Lirio De Malabar, Malabarische Methonika, Superba Del Malabar, Superbe De Malabar, Turk'S Cap, Ulatchandral )
Kalmia latifolia ( Kalmi, Mountain Laurel )
Nerium indicum ( Kyotiku-To, Oleander )
Papaver somniferum ( Adormidera, Adormidero, Chandu, Gelinjik, Hashas, Kheshkhash Abu Al Noum, Madat, O Fang, O Fu Jung, O P'Ien, Opium, Opium Poppy, Poppy, Poppy,Opium, Tengkoh, Ya P'Ien, Yu Mi )
Phyllanthus engleri
Ryania speciosa
Veratrum eschscholtzii
*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.