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

 Polygala chinensis (Polygalaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Stomach) India(Santal) *
Antiseptic Elsewhere *
Asthma Elsewhere *
Breast India(Santal) *
Bronchitis Elsewhere *
Catarrh Elsewhere *
Delirium India(Santal) *
Epilepsy India(Santal) *
Fever Elsewhere *
Hiccup India(Santal) *
Inflammation India(Gujarat) *
Madness India(Santal) *
Night-Blindness India(Santal) *
Vertigo India(Santal) *
Vertigo Elsewhere *
*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.