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

 Eurycoma longifolia (Simaroubaceae)

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Common name(s)
Penawar pahit (Bitter antidote; Tongkat ali (Ali's staff); Bedara puteh (White jujube); Bedara merah (Red jujube); Lempedu pahit (Bitter gall); Jack; Payong ali (Ali's umbrella); Bedara pahit (Bitter jujube); Babi kurus

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Ache(Stomach) Bedara putih *
Antidysentery Vietnam Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bones Borneo Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Dullness Vietnam Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fever Bedara putih *
Fever Malaya *
Indigestion Vietnam Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Intoxication Cambodia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Itch Borneo Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Malaria Malaya *
Parturition Malaya *
Smallpox Malaya *
Sore Malaya *
Syphilis Malaya *
Vermifuge Malaysia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Wound 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.