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

 Chaenomeles sinensis (Rosaceae)

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Common name(s)
Karin

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Analgesic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Anodyne China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Antitussive Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Arthralgia China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Arthritis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Celialgia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Cholera China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cyanogenetic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Diarrhea China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Diarrhea China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Diuretic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Expectorant China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Gout China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Spasm China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Stimulant China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Tabes-Mesenterica China Lost Crops of the Incas.
*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.