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

 Ampelopsis japonica (Vitaceae)

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Common name(s)
Byaku-Ren(Kagami-Gusa)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Acne China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Alexiteric 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.
Astringent Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Burn China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Burn China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Dermatitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Frostbite China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hemostat China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Leucorrhea China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Node China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Piles China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Sore China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Syphilis Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Uteritis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
*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.