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

 Selaginella tamariscina (Selaginellaceae)

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Common name(s)
Iwa-Hiba

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Amenorrhea Elsewhere *
Astringent China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cough China *
Diuretic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Gravel Elsewhere *
Hematuria China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hemoptysis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hemostat China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hemostatic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Internulcer China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Leucorrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Longevity India *
Metrorrhagia China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Piles Elsewhere *
Prolapse China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Prolapse Elsewhere *
Puerperium China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Rectum China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Rectum Elsewhere *
*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.