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

 Siegesbeckia orientalis (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Herbe Divine; Hsi Lien; Chu Kao Mu; Holy Herb; Hu Kao; Kou Kao; Nien Hu Ts'Ai; Si Tzian Tsao

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abscess China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Ague China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Alterative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Analgesic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Anodyne China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Anodyne China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Antidote(Spider) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Apertif China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Arthritis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Bite(Bug) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bite(Dog) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bite(Tiger) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Boil China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cardiotonic Elsewhere *
Carminative China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Circulation China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Colic Elsewhere *
Colic China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dermatitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
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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.