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

 Cymbopogon nardus (Poaceae)

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Common name(s)
Hint Zumbulu; Sereh wangi (Fragrant sereh); Citronnelle; Seriwang

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Egypt Tackholm, Vivi and Gunnar. 1973 (reprint). Flora of Egypt. Vol. 1-4. Originally published in Foriad I Univ. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science, vol. 17, Cairo, 1941.
Anodyne Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Carminative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Carminative Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Cholera Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Dentifrice Elsewhere *
Diaphoretic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Disinfectant Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dyspepsia Java *
Emmenagogue Java *
Fever Elsewhere *
Insecticide Elsewhere *
Insecticide Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Malaria Elsewhere *
Neuralgia Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Pain Egypt Tackholm, Vivi and Gunnar. 1973 (reprint). Flora of Egypt. Vol. 1-4. Originally published in Foriad I Univ. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science, vol. 17, Cairo, 1941.
Repellant(Insect) Elsewhere *
Rheumatism Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Rubefacient Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rubefacient Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
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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.