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

 Borassus flabellifer (Arecaceae)

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Common name(s)
Pei Shu; Palmira Hurma Agaci

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Ear) India(Santal) *
Ache(Head) India(Santal) *
Adenopathy India(Santal) *
Anodyne India(Santal) *
Burn India(Santal) *
Carbuncle China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Convulsion India(Santal) *
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dropsy Elsewhere *
Epilepsy India(Santal) *
Gangrene China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hemorrhage India(Santal) *
Inflammation Elsewhere *
Intoxicant India *
Menorrhagia India(Santal) *
Nausea India(Santal) *
Phlegm Elsewhere *
Poison Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poultice China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Refrigerant Turkey 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.