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Ethnobotanical Plant Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae)

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Common name(s)
So Lo Mu; Salwa; Sal Tree; Sal

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Stomach) India(Santal) *
Aftosa India(Santal) *
Anodyne India(Santal) *
Anthrax India(Santal) *
Anus India(Santal) *
Ardor India(Santal) *
Burn India(Santal) *
Cancer India(Santal) *
Cancer India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carbuncle India(Santal) *
Chancre India(Santal) *
Chest India(Santal) *
Colic India(Santal) *
Cosmetic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Dysentery India(Santal) *
Dysuria India(Santal) *
Epididymitis India(Santal) *
Fever India(Santal) *
Fistula India(Santal) *
*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.