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

 Cassia alata (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Dartres; Ludanggan; Guajava; Daoen koepang; Fleur Palmiste; Ki manila; Ketepeng; Herbe A Dattes; Fleur Dartre; Ketepeng tijna; Fleurs Saint Christophe; Gelenggang; Ketepeng badak; Fleur St Christophe; Ketepeng kebo; Dates Jaunes; Date; Fleur A Dartres

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Abortifacient Africa Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Ache(Stomach) Elsewhere *
Amygdalitis 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.
Antidote Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Ascites Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Asthma Elsewhere *
Bactericide Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Bite(Snake) Samoa *
Bite(Snake) Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bite(Snake) Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Bite(Snake) West Indies Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Bite(Snake) Elsewhere *
Bronchitis Elsewhere *
Constipation Malaya *
Craw-Craw Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Depurative 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.
Dhobi Itch Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Diarrhea Trinidad *
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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.