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

 Caesalpinia bonduc (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Kalitji; Kelengkeng; Tenglor; Bondukbaum; Matahijang; Kaletja; Koetoek; Graines Quinine; Mate De Costa; Nickernut Tree; Kemroenggi; Bondukboom; Garrapata De Playa; Cniquier; Niccheri

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antiabortifacient India *
Antidote Java *
Cirrhosis Java *
Coffee Jamaica Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cough Java *
Diabetes Jamaica Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diarrhea Java *
Diuretic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue Java *
Fever Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hematochezia Java *
Jaundice Java *
Malaria Venezuela Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Piles Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Poison Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Sclerosis Nc Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Spasm French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Swelling Java *
Tonic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Vermifuge Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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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.