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

 Bombax ceiba (Bombacaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Leg) India(Santal) *
Ache(Tooth) India(Santal) *
Anodyne India(Santal) *
Antidote(Centipede) India(Santal) *
Antidote(Scorpion) India(Santal) *
Antidote(Spider) India(Santal) *
Atrophy India(Santal) *
Bite(Snake) India(Santal) *
Caries India(Santal) *
Cholera India(Santal) *
Gum India(Santal) *
Hemorrhage India(Santal) *
Leprosy India(Santal) *
Megalospleny India(Santal) *
Menorrhagia India(Santal) *
Neuralgia India(Santal) *
Pleurisy India(Santal) *
Pneumonia India(Santal) *
Rheumatism India(Santal) *
Rinderpest India(Santal) *
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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.