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

 Salvadora persica (Salvadoraceae)

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Common name(s)
Misvak; Chhota Pilu; Ark; Mustard Tree; Toothhbrush Tree

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Alterative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Anodyne Elsewhere *
Ascarifuge Elsewhere *
Asthma Elsewhere *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bilious Elsewhere *
Carminative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Carminative Elsewhere *
Catarrh Elsewhere *
Cough Elsewhere *
Dentifrice Egypt *
Dentifrice Mozambique Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dentifrice Sudan Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Dentifrice Tanzania *
Dentifrice Africa(Swahili) *
Dentifrice Saudi Arabia Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Deobstruent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Deobstruent Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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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.