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

 Cordyline terminalis (Agavaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ti Palm

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abscess Tonga *
Ache(Ear) Samoa *
Amenorrhea Trinidad *
Amenorrhea Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Asthma Hawaii *
Cough Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Cough Trinidad *
Debility Hawaii *
Depurative Trinidad *
Depurative Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Evil eye Philippines(Ifugao) *
Excrescence Hawaii Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Eye Tonga *
Fever Hawaii *
Fever Trinidad *
Fever Samoa *
Fever Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Gum Tonga *
Inflammation Samoa *
Leg Samoa *
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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.