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

 Holarrhena antidysenterica (Apocynaceae)

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Common name(s)
Kalingaka; Vatsaka; Kurchi; Conessi Tree

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abscess India *
Ache(Stomach) India(Santal) *
Ache(Tooth) India *
Amebiasis India *
Anemia India(Santal) *
Anesthetic India *
Astringent India *
Astringent English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bactericide India *
Bactericide India *
Bite(Dog) India(Santal) *
Blood India *
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Bronchitis India *
Candida India *
Chest India *
Cholera India(Santal) *
Cold India(Santal) *
Colic India(Santal) *
Colic India *
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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.