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

 Waltheria indica (Sterculiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Balai Blanc

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Collyrium Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Cough Elsewhere *
Cough Elsewhere *
Cough Togo Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Dentifrice Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Emollient Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Emollient Elsewhere *
Enterorrhagia S Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Eruption Elsewhere *
Eye Elsewhere *
Fever Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Fever Elsewhere *
Giddiness Nigeria Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Hemoptysis Elsewhere *
Preventitive(Fever) Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Purgative Elsewhere *
Skin Elsewhere *
Soap Elsewhere *
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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.