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

 Cordyline fruticosa (Agavaceae)

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Common name(s)
Daun juang-juang; Senjuang; Andong; Laklak; Tunjung; Tie Shu Ye; Jenjuang; Daoen nagasi; Lenjuang; Jejuang

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ague Malaya *
Aphrodisiac Caroline I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Arthritis Malaya *
Cough Malaya *
Dermatosis Malaya *
Diarrhea Malaya *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Dysentery Malaya *
Dyspepsia Java *
Gingivitis Sumatra *
Hepatoma China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Insanity Malaya *
Laxative Caroline I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Piscifuge Java *
Smallpox Malaya *
Stomach Caroline I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Sweetener Fiji Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Tumor(Lung) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Wound Malaya *
*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.