Ethnobotanical Plant Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae)
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Common name(s)
Horseradish Tree; Kelor; Ben; Benz'Olive; Moroengei; Remunggai; Sajina; Olivier; Maroengga; Ubat bedat; Ban Sajna; Babano Del Arbol; Ben Ghianda; Merunggai; Ben Aile; Pois Coolie; Cigru; Ramunggai; Benboom; Sigru; Benzolivier; Graines Ben; Sahinjan; Moringa Tree; Palo De Aceite
Data Views
Total Uses: 118
Uses | Country/Region | Reference |
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Abortifacient | Venezuela | Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela. |
Abortifacient | English | Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam. |
Abortive | Java | * |
Ache(Ear) | Elsewhere | * |
Ache(Head) | Java | * |
Ache(Tooth) | Elsewhere | * |
Adenopathy | India(Santal) | * |
Antidote(Centipede) | India(Santal) | * |
Antidote(Scorpion) | India(Santal) | * |
Antidote(Spider) | India(Santal) | * |
Ascites | Elsewhere | * |
Asthma | Elsewhere | * |
Bactericide | Elsewhere | * |
Baldness | India(Santal) | * |
Beriberi | Java | * |
Bite(Snake) | India(Santal) | * |
Bite(Snake) | Elsewhere | * |
Bite(Snake) | Elsewhere | * |
Boil | Dominican Republic | Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo. |
Burn | Egypt | Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34. |
*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.