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

 Sterculia foetida (Sterculiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Kepuh; Poh; Kayu lepong; Kelapong; Kelumpang; Jangkang

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Elsewhere *
Abortive Java *
Aperient Java *
Aperient Elsewhere *
Cachexia Malaya *
Cyanogenetic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Emetic Elsewhere *
Fever Malaya *
Fever Java *
Gonorrhea Java *
Infertility Kelantan *
Itch Elsewhere *
Jaundice Malaya *
Purgative Elsewhere *
Rheumatism Elsewhere *
Skin Elsewhere *
*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.