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

 Paederia foetida (Rubiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Nu Ch'Ing; Kasembukan; Akar sekentut; Daun kentut; Kesimbukan; Ch'Iao Piao

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Stomach) Singapore *
Ache(Tooth) India *
Ache(Tooth) Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Ague China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Alcoholism Elsewhere *
Anodyne Elsewhere *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Calculus Elsewhere *
Carminative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Chest Elsewhere *
Death China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic Philippines *
Enteromegaly Java *
Enterosis Malaya *
Epidemic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Evil eye China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Flatulence Malaya *
Flatulence Elsewhere *
Gastromegaly Malaya *
Herpes 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.