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

 Citrus sp (Rutaceae)

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Common name(s)
Lemon

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Stomach) Samoa *
Anodyne China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Anorexia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Antiabortifacient Samoa *
Breathlessness Samoa *
Chest China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Cold China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Corn Nc Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cough China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Elephantiasis Samoa *
Eye Samoa *
Fracture Samoa *
Hernia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Laxative Samoa *
Leukemia China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Nausea China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Puerperium Samoa *
Sore(Throat) Samoa *
Testicle China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Yaws Samoa *
*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.