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

 Cassia fistula (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Nanban-Saikati; Sember Hiyari Agaci; Kallober; Klohur; Baton Casse; Kachang kayu (Woody bean); Canafistula; Ch'Ang Kuo Tzu Shu; Keyok; Samyaka; Chacara; Klober

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Aperient Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Aperient Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Burn India(Santal) *
Cancer India(Santal) *
Carbuncle Java *
Constipation Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Convulsion India(Santal) *
Delirium India(Santal) *
Dermatosis Java *
Diarrhea India(Santal) *
Dysuria India(Santal) *
Epilepsy India(Santal) *
Flu Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Fumitory Elsewhere *
Gravel India(Santal) *
Hematuria India(Santal) *
Herpes Java *
Laxative Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Laxative 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.