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

 Juncus effusus (Juncaceae)

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Common name(s)
Hu Hsu Ts'Ao; Saz; Teng Hsin Ts'Ao

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antiphlogistic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Convulsion China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Depurative China *
Discutient China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Discutient Elsewhere *
Diuretic China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diuretic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Diuretic China *
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysuria China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fear China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fistula China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fistula China *
Insomnia China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Jaundice China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Lenitive China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Litholytic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Lithontriptic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Nervine China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
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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.