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

 Aletris farinosa (Liliaceae)

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Common name(s)
Unicorne; Sternwurzel; Blazing Star; Sterwortel; True Unicorn; Star Grass

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Back) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Ache(Stomach) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Breast US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Colic -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Colic US Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Colic US(Appalachia) *
Diuretic -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diuretic US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Diuretic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Purgative German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rheumatism US(Appalachia) Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Sedative US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Sore US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Stomach -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Stomachic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic US(Appalachia) *
Tonic US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Tonic US(Appalachia) *
Tonic Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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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.