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

 Phyllanthus urinaria (Euphorbiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Memeniran; Dukong anak (Child pick-a-back; Meniran; Turi hutan; Rami buah

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Stomach) Java *
Antiseptic Elsewhere *
Apertif Elsewhere *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Astringent -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Colic Elsewhere *
Conjunctivitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cough Java *
Deobstruent Elsewhere *
Dermatosis Malaya *
Diarrhea Cambodia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diarrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Malaya *
Diuretic China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Malaya *
Dropsy Elsewhere *
Dysentery Elsewhere *
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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.