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

 Carapa granatum (Meliaceae)

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Common name(s)
Nyireh; Nyireh bunga; Niris bunga

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen Elsewhere *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Cholera Malaya *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Dysentery Malaya *
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Fever Elsewhere *
Itch Malaya *
Itch Elsewhere *
Mumps Malaya *
Swelling Malaya *
Tonic Java *
*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.