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

 Asarum sieboldi (Aristolochiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Japon Azarumu; Hsi Hsin

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Ache(Head) China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Ache(Head) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Ache(Tooth) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Analgesic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Anodyne China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Apoplexy Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Arthritis China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Carminative China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Chill China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cough China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cough China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Deafness China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diaphoretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Emetic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Epilepsy China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Expectorant China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Expectorant 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.