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

 Scaevola frutescens (Goodeniaceae)

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Common name(s)
Dudulan; Ambong-ambong (Knapsacks); Embun-embun; Akar-pahit (Bitter vine); Wudulan

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Ague Samoa *
Antidote Samoa *
Beriberi Java *
Conjunctivitis Caroline I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Diarrhea Java *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dropsy Elsewhere *
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Dyspepsia Samoa *
Elephantiasis Samoa *
Eye Elsewhere *
Fracture Samoa *
Fumitory Elsewhere *
Leg Elsewhere *
Ophthalmia Malaya *
Stomach Samoa *
Swelling Malaya *
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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.