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

 Chrysanthemum indicum (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Magarida; Hsiao Yeh Chu Hua; Huang Chu; Pai Chu Hua; Kan Chu Hua; Chu Hua; Sima-Kan-Giku; Kan-Giku; Gundandi; Yeh Chu Hua

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abscess China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Alexiteric China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Antiphlogistic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Aperient Elsewhere *
Bactericide China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Boil Japan Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Boil China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Collyrium Portuguese Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative Indochina *
Digestive China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Encephalomyelitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Head India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hypertension China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hypertension China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Infection China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Insecticide China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Migraine Indochina *
Mump Japan Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Sedative China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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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.