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

 Cassytha filiformis (Lauraceae)

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Common name(s)
Rambut puteri (Princess hair); Akasbel; Tali puteri (Princess thread)

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anasarca India(Santal) *
Bilious Elsewhere *
Cold Solomon I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Collyrium Elsewhere *
Dropsy India(Santal) *
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Enterosis Java *
Hair-Oil Elsewhere *
Insecticide Elsewhere *
Poison Elsewhere *
Sclerosis -- Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Skin Elsewhere *
Sore Elsewhere *
Urethritis Elsewhere *
Vermifuge Java *
*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.