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

 Dolichos lablab (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Huzi-Mame; Kachang kara; Katchang bado; Lablab; Kekara; Kara-kara

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Alcoholism China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Alexiteric China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Antidote Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Antidote China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Aphrodisiac Elsewhere *
Aphrodisiac Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Burn Bahamas *
Cholera China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cyanogenetic US *
Diarrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Earache Malaya *
Eczema Malaya *
Emmenagogue Indochina *
Fever Elsewhere *
Fever Java *
Fever Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Gonorrhea Malaya *
Gonorrhea 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.