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

 Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Ericaceae)

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Common name(s)
Kirmizi Cayumuzu; Koke-Momo; Preiselbeere; Kokemomo

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antiseptic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Antiseptic(Urethra) Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Apertif Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cancer(Breast) -- Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Debility Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diabetes Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Disinfectant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Nervine Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rheumatism Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Styptic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Urethra Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Urogenital Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
*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.