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

 Mesua ferrea (Clusiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Penaga puteh; Kacara; Penaga

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bactericide India *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Candida India *
Cosmetic -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cough Nepal *
Cough Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Fungicide India *
Medicine -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Parturition Malaya *
Piles Nepal *
Piles Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Rheumatism Elsewhere *
Skin Elsewhere *
Soap Elsewhere *
Stomachic Elsewhere *
Sudorific Elsewhere *
Tumor(Abdomen) India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wound Malaya *
*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.