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

 Ipomoea digitata (Convolvulaceae)

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Common name(s)
Keledek hutan; Vidari

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Alterative Elsewhere *
Aphrodisiac Elsewhere *
Bronchitis Elsewhere *
Cholagogue Elsewhere *
Cholagogue India *
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Emaciation Elsewhere *
Expectorant Elsewhere *
Fever Elsewhere *
Hepatitis Elsewhere *
Lactagogue India *
Lactogogue Elsewhere *
Menorrhagia Elsewhere *
Poison Belize Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Rennet India *
Splenitis Elsewhere *
Swelling Malaysia *
Tonic India *
Tuberculosis 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.