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

 Pterocarpus santalinus (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Chendana janggi; Kirmizi Santal; Tzu T'An; Tjendana djenggi; T'An; Niu Shou Chan T'An; Sandalwood Paduak; Red Saunders

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya *
Antidote Java *
Arrhythmia Malaya *
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bilious Elsewhere *
Cosmetic India(Hindu) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Depurative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diaphoretic Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Java *
Diuretic Java *
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Emetic Asia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fever Java *
Hematochezia Java *
Hematuria Java *
Hemoptysis Java *
Hemorrhage China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
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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.