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

 Piper sarmentosum (Piperaceae)

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Common name(s)
Vahl; Kadok; Kadok batu; Sireh dudok; Kudak; Mengkadak; Chabean; Akar bugu

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Ache(Tooth) Malaya *
Anodyne Kado-kado *
Asthma Malaya *
Chest Malaya *
Cough Java *
Dermatosis Malaya *
Fever Hainan Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Indigestion Hainan Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Osteosis Malaya *
Pleurisy Malaya *
Weakness Kelantan *
*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.