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

Ethnobotanical Plant Quisqualis indica

Common Name
Shih Chun Tzu, Urdani, Wedani, Rangoon Creeper, Pokok setendai, Dani (Speckled)

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Abdomen China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Anodyne China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Boil Malaysia *
Carminative Elsewhere *
Cathartic Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Diarrhea China *
Diarrhea Perak *
Diarrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dyspepsia China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever China *
Leucorrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Malnutrition China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Marasmus China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Marasmus China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Nematode China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Parasiticide China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Parasiticide Elsewhere *
Parasiticide China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Rickets Indochina *