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

 Michelia champaca (Magnoliaceae)

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Common name(s)
Champaca; Chen Po; Kantil; Ampac; Champak; Chempaka; Chepaka; Petjari; Champaga; Pechari; Champac; Surabhi; Bongas Jampacca; Lochari; Schampakka

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Alterative Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Angina Java *
Anodyne India(Santal) *
Asthma India(Santal) *
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Carbuncle India(Santal) *
Cephalgia Elsewhere *
Cholera India(Santal) *
Colic Malaya *
Colic Elsewhere *
Cosmetic Thailand Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cough India(Santal) *
Demulcent Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Deobstruent English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dysentery India(Santal) *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere *
Dysuria India(Santal) *
Emmenagogue 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.