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

 Hernandia peltata (Hernandiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Baru laut (Seaside Hibiscus); Bengkak; Buah keras laut (Seashoe...); Brendala; Mata ikan

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antidote(Ipoh) Malaya *
Candlenut Java *
Depilatory Java *
Hemoptysis Java *
Hemostat Moluccas *
Purgative Malaya *
*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.