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

 Datura alba (Solanaceae)

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Common name(s)
Tyosen-Asagao; Man T'O Lo

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anodyne Chinese ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Antispasmodic Chinese ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Asthma China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Bronchodilator China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cough China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Edema China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Eruption China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Poison China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Spasm China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
*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.