An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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

 Saponaria vaccaria (Caryophyllaceae)

Download a full report in PDF format
Common name(s)
Chin Chan Yin T'Ai; Chin Kung Hua; Wang Pu Liu Hsing; Cow Cockle

Data Views

List of Ethnobotany Plant
Click on column headings to sort table by that column
Uses Country/Region Reference
Abscess China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Alterative Elsewhere *
Amebiasis Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Cough China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Depurative Elsewhere *
Diaphoretic Elsewhere *
Discutient China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Emetic Elsewhere *
Emmenagogue China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Expectorant China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Expectorant Elsewhere *
Fever Elsewhere *
Furuncle China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Furuncle Elsewhere *
Galactogogue China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Hepatitis Elsewhere *
Jaundice Elsewhere *
Show all rows.
*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.