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

 Marsilea quadrifolia (Marsileaceae)

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Common name(s)
P'Iu; Ssu Yeh Ts'Ai; T'Ien Tzu Ts'Ao

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abscess China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Ache(Back) 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.
Bite(Snake) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Bite(Snake) India(Santal) *
Bite(Snake) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Boil China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diarrhea India(Santal) *
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Dyslactation India(Santal) *
Fracture India(Santal) *
Impetigo India(Santal) *
Inflammation China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Menorrhagia India(Santal) *
Myalgia India(Santal) *
Pimple India(Santal) *
Refrigerant China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Refrigerant China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Resolvent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
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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.