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

 Melaleuca leucadendron (Myrtaceae)

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Common name(s)
Kajeput; Kayu puteh (White wood); Cayeput; Gelam; Cajeput Tree; Cajeput

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Ear) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Ache(Head) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere *
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere *
Ache(Tooth) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Acne Elsewhere *
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bronchitis Elsewhere *
Bronchitis Elsewhere *
Bruise Elsewhere *
Carminative Elsewhere *
Carminative Elsewhere *
Cholera Elsewhere *
Cold Elsewhere *
Colic Elsewhere *
Cough Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Eczema Elsewhere *
Emollient Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
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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.