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

 Wedelia biflora (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Sunai laut; Bunga butang (Button flower); Saruni; Serunai; Seremai; Serunai laut; Serenah laut

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Stomach) Samoa *
Ache(Stomach) Elsewhere *
Bugbite Malaya *
Collyrium Samoa *
Dermatosis Malaya *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Philippines *
Diuretic Malaya *
Emmenagogue Philippines *
Gonorrhea Samoa *
Gonorrhea Java *
Gravel Java *
Hematuria Malaya *
Inflammation Samoa *
Insecticide Elsewhere *
Itch Java *
Labor Samoa *
Laxative Samoa *
Malaria Johore *
Poison Elsewhere *
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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.