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

 Musa sapientum (Musaceae)

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Common name(s)
Pisang embung; Pisang swanggi; Pisang kelat; Pisang; Pisang batoe; Pisang kepok; Pisang batu; Banana; Platano

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Asthma Elsewhere *
Blister Malaya *
Catarrh Java *
Chill Bahamas *
Circumscission Malaya *
Colitis Java *
Debility Bahamas *
Dengue Malaya *
Dentifrice Mexico(Chinantec) *
Depurative Bahamas *
Diaphoretic Bahamas *
Diarrhea Java *
Dizziness Java *
Dysentery Java *
Dysuria Java *
Enteritis Java *
Enterorrhagia Java *
Epistaxis Java *
Fever Bahamas *
Fever Malaya *
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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.