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

Ethnobotanical Plant Sophora flavescens

Activities

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Alexiteric China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Antidiarrheic Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Antiphlogistic Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Astringent China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Bactericide China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Bitter-Principle Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Cancer(Breast) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carbuncle China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Carminative China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diarrhea China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Diuretic China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Dysentery China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Dysentery Malaya (Import) *
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Dysentery China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Enteritis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Enterorrhagia China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever Malaya (Import) *
Hemorrhage China Lost Crops of the Incas.