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

 Barleria prionitis (Acanthaceae)

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Common name(s)
Sekunyit; Landep; Bunga landak (porcupine flower; Jarong kendem landep

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Tooth) Java *
Ache(Tooth) Java Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere *
Adenopathy Elsewhere *
Boil Elsewhere *
Catarrh Elsewhere *
Catarrh India Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Catarrh India Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Constipation Malaya *
Cough Elsewhere *
Diuretic Java *
Dyspepsia Malaya *
Febrifuge Thailand Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Feet India(Gujarat) *
Fever Elsewhere *
Hepatosis Malaya *
Rheumatism Java *
Ringworm Java *
Swelling Elsewhere *
Tumor India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
*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.