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

 Helminthostachys zeylanica (Ophioglossaceae)

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Common name(s)
Pakis kaler; Akar paku; Sajor manis; Pakis urang; Jelai; Akar tunjok lanit; Cheker ayam; Manon

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anodyne India *
Catarrh Java *
Catarrh Java *
Dysentery Java *
Dysentery Java *
Fever Malaya *
Intoxicant India *
Malaria Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Pertussis Java *
Pertussis Java *
Pertussis Malaysia *
Phthisis Java *
Phthisis Java *
Sciatica India *
Syphilis Tapah *
Tonic Malaya *
Tonic China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tonic Malaysia *
Tuberculosis 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.