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

 Saussurea lappa (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Patchak; Costus; Kust; Mu Xiang; Quang Mu Xiang; Kushta

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Stomach) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Anodyne China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Antiseptic India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Aphrodisiac India Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Asthma China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Asthma China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Asthma Elsewhere *
Bronchitis Elsewhere *
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Esophagus) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Candida India *
Carminative Iran Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Carminative China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Cholera China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Circulation China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cough China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Diarrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Digestive China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dysentery China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
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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.