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

 Bauhinia purpurea (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Tapak kuda

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anasarca India(Santal) *
Anodyne India(Santal) *
Antidote(Alcohol) India(Santal) *
Antidote(Datura) India(Santal) *
Antidote(Fish) India(Santal) *
Antidote(Scorpion) India(Santal) *
Bite(Snake) India(Santal) *
Bite(Tiger) India(Santal) *
Convulsion India(Santal) *
Delirium India(Santal) *
Dropsy India(Santal) *
Epilepsy India(Santal) *
Hemorrhage India(Santal) *
Intoxication India(Santal) *
Rheumatism India(Santal) *
Rinderpest India(Santal) *
Septicemia India(Santal) *
Sore Singapore *
Sting(Wasp) India(Santal) *
Stupefaction India(Santal) *
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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.