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

 Sesbania grandiflora (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Turi; Agati; Toeri; Toeri poetih (White flowered); Geti; Toeri bang (Red flowered)

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Aperient Elsewhere *
Aperient Elsewhere *
Aperient Malaya *
Bruise Elsewhere *
Bruise Java *
Catarrh Elsewhere *
Cosmetic Java *
Diarrhea Java *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Dysentery Java *
Edema Java *
Emetic Malaya *
Emetic Elsewhere *
Emmenagogue Elsewhere *
Enterosis Java *
Eye 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.