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

 Desmodium heterophyllum (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ubat kayap; Rumput sisek nagi; Peparu bindang; Rumput sisek betok; Rumput tilenga tikus

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen Elsewhere *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya *
Ache(Stomach) Elsewhere *
Carminative Elsewhere *
Dermatosis Singapore *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Earache Malaya *
Enterosis Malaya *
Galactogogue Elsewhere *
Sore Malaya *
Tonic Elsewhere *
*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.