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

 Blumea balsamifera (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Telinga kerbau (Buffalo ear); Sembo; Sembing; Sembang; Chapa; Capa; Sembong; Kecape; Sembung

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Ache(Stomach) Sumatra *
Angina Malaya *
Beriberi Malaya *
Depurative Sumatra *
Fever Malaya *
Fever Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Fumitory Sumatra *
Insomnia Elsewhere *
Lumbago Java *
Malaria Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Menorrhagia Java *
Parturition Java *
Parturition Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Piscicide Philippines *
Rheumatism Malaya *
Splenomegaly Malaya *
Stomachic Malaya *
Sudorific Malaya *
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.