An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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

 Oryza sativa (Poaceae)

Download a full report in PDF format
Common name(s)
Tao; Timman; Keng; Rice; Arroz; T'U; No; Chaltook; Ruz; Hsien; Perinj; Saki; Nasi; Pirinc; Riz

Data Views

List of Ethnobotany Plant
Click on column headings to sort table by that column
Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Antidote(Arsenic) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Anydrotic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Astringent China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Beri-Beri Elsewhere *
Bowel Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Breath China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Burn Elsewhere *
Cancer(Breast) US(CA) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cataplasm Panama(Cuna) *
Chest China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cosmetic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dentifrice China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diarrhea Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Diarrhea Dominican Republic *
Diarrhea Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Diarrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diarrhea Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Show all rows.
*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.