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

 Jasminum sambac (Oleaceae)

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Common name(s)
Full; Melati; Mo Li; Melor; Rasqi; Sambac

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Ache(Head) China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Ache(Head) Malaysia *
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Ache(Head) Malaysia *
Ache(Head) Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Anesthetic China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Anodyne China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Antiemmenagogue Samoa *
Collyrium Malaya *
Collyrium Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Collyrium Elsewhere *
Congestion Malaya *
Conjunctivitis China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Cosmetic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Decongestant Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Dermatosis Malaya *
Dysentery China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Fever Malaya *
Fever Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
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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.