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

 Sophora tomentosa (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Kayu penawar; Ki koetjing; Pelotok; Oepas bidji; Mata koetjing; Pelochok; Panawa sofo; Lolang lainoehi; Lolang ahoek; Lolang badjo; Kajoe penawar; Matoea masin; Lolang pante

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen Java *
Antidote(Fish poison) Java *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bilious Australia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bilious Elsewhere *
Cathartic Elsewhere *
Cholera Java *
Colic Java *
Diarrhea Malaya *
Diuretic Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Dropsy Java *
Dysentery Java *
Dysuria Java *
Emetic Elsewhere *
Enterosis Java *
Fever Elsewhere *
Food poisoning Malaya *
Fracture Fiji Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Gonorrhea Java *
Hematuria Java *
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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.