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

 Colocasia esculenta (Araceae)

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Common name(s)
Yu; Ocumo; Yu T'Ou; Sato-Imo; T'U Chih

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Brazil *
Ache(Ear) Elsewhere *
Alopecia Elsewhere *
Anodyne Brazil *
Antidote Elsewhere *
Antidote China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Athlete's-Foot Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Bite(Bug) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Boil Samoa *
Cancer(Nose) Venezuela Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carminative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cyanogenetic US *
Cyanogenetic Elsewhere *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere *
Dyspepsia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Intoxicant Elsewhere *
Laxative Hawaii *
Morphea Brazil *
Mycosis(Veterinary) Brazil *
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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.