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

 Gynandropsis gynandra (Capparaceae)

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Common name(s)
Mamang; Maman hantu; Bhoebhoewan; Maman; Mahmah; Bobowan

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Java *
Ache(Head) Java *
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Stomach)(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Arthritis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Boil Elsewhere *
Chills Java *
Cold Malaya *
Cough Elsewhere *
Eye India(Santal) *
Fever Java *
Fever Elsewhere *
Labor Malaya *
Larvicide Elsewhere *
Malaria China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Neuralgia Elsewhere *
Pediculicide Elsewhere *
Piles China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Piscicide Elsewhere *
Poison Elsewhere *
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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.