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

 Sida cordifolia (Malvaceae)

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Common name(s)
Pokok kelulut puteh; Bala

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Amebiasis Elsewhere *
Aphrodisiac India Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Asthma India(Hindu) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent India(Hindu) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent China *
Astringent India Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Bilious Elsewhere *
Cardiotonic India(Hindu) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Colic Elsewhere *
Cough Paraguay Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Cystitis Elsewhere *
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Diuretic Africa Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Diuretic China *
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Dysuria Elsewhere *
Elephantiasis Elsewhere *
Fever Elsewhere *
Gonorrhea 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.