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

 Lagerstroemia speciosa (Lythraceae)

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Common name(s)
Bongor raya; Sebogok

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen Elsewhere *
Abdomen Pahang *
Anodyne Pahang *
Aphthaee Philippines Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Cracked feet Malaya *
Cyanogenetic Elsewhere *
Deobstruent Elsewhere *
Diabetes Philippines *
Diabetes Philippines Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Malaya *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Fever Elsewhere *
Hematuria Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Jaundice Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Malaria Malaya *
Narcotic Elsewhere *
Narcotic Malaya *
Narcotic Philippines Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
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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.