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

 Plumbago indica (Plumbaginaceae)

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Common name(s)
Setaka; Cheraka merah; Sitaka; Binasa; Tjeraka Merah; Chitraka

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortive Malaya *
Ache(Head) Java *
Adenopathy Malaya *
Antiseptic Elsewhere *
Apertif Elsewhere *
Beriberi Java *
CNS stimulant Elsewhere *
Cough Malaya *
Diaphoretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere *
Flatulence Elsewhere *
Fungicide Elsewhere *
Leprosy Moluccas *
Narcotic Elsewhere *
Oxytoxic Elsewhere *
Paralysis Elsewhere *
Piles Elsewhere *
Rheumatism Malaya *
Rheumatism 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.