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

 Averrhoa carambola (Oxalidaceae)

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Common name(s)
L.; Gorensi; Blimbing alas; Belimbing manis; Belimbing sagi; Belimbing batu; Kembola; Wu Han Tzu; Yang T'Ao; Wu Leng Tzu

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Angina Kembang bua *
Antidiarrheic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Aphtha Kaping *
Bilious Malaya *
Chickenpox Malaya *
Dermatosis Balingbing amis *
Diarrhea Malaya *
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hangover Malaya *
Inflammation Asom djorbing *
Nausea Malaya *
Piles Asom djorbing *
Ringworm Malaya *
Scurvy Asom djorbing *
Sialogogue Kembola *
Sialogogue China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Thirst China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
*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.