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

 Erythrophleum suaveolens (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ordealbean

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Central African Republic Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Anodyne Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Astringent Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Bite(Snake) Tanzania Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Cardiotonic Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Cathartic Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Chest Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Chickenpox Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Colic Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Convulsant Mozambique Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Dropsy Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Dysentery Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Emetic Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Emetic Cameroon Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Eye Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Fatality Africa Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Filariasis Cameroon Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Gangrene Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Ordeal Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Poison Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
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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.