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

 Mimusops elengi (Sapotaceae)

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Common name(s)
Pokok tanjong; Elengi; Tanjung; Bunga tanjong (Headland flower; Brazilian Milktree; Kuhbaum Von Para; Pekola batu; Kekula; Mimuscope; Pomme D'Adami; Kun

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Head) Java *
Anasarca India(Santal) *
Anodyne Elsewhere *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Astringent Brazil Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bite(Tiger) India(Santal) *
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Carbuncle India(Santal) *
Cosmetic Thailand *
Cosmetic Thailand *
Cough India(Santal) *
Dentifrice Elsewhere *
Dermatosis Malaya *
Diarrhea Malaya *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Dropsy India(Santal) *
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Fever Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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.