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

 Oroxylum indicum (Bignoniaceae)

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Common name(s)
Merulai; Kayu lanang; Bonglai kulai; Boloi; Kulai; Syonaka; Merkulai; Bonglai; Bungli; Kajeng jaler; Bolai kayu; Boli; Kapoung-kapung

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya *
Ache(Stomach) Malaysia *
Ache(Tooth) Malaya *
Ache(Tooth) Malaya *
Anthrax India(Santal) *
Antiseptic Elsewhere *
Antiseptic India(Gujarat) *
Astringent India(Ayurvedic) *
Bite(Snake) India(Santal) *
Cholera Java *
Cholera India(Santal) *
Colic India(Santal) *
Diaphoretic India(Ayurvedic) *
Diarrhea India(Ayurvedic) *
Diarrhea India(Santal) *
Diarrhea Java *
Diuretic China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Dysentery Java *
Dysentery India(Ayurvedic) *
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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.