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

 Bletilla striata (Orchidaceae)

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Common name(s)
Pai Chi; Siran; Si-Ran

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abscess China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Ache(Stomach) China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Ague China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Apertif China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Chafe China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Chest China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Cough China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Demulcent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysentery China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dyspepsia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Enterorrhagia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Gastrorrhagia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hematemesis Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Hemoptysis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hemoptysis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hemorrhage China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hemostat China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hemostatic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Inflammation China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Inflammation China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
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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.