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

 Thuja orientalis (Cupressaceae)

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Common name(s)
Po Hsiang Sui; Po Tzu; Pien Po; Po; Po Tzu Jen; Po Shih; Po Yeh Chiu; Nioi-Hiba

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Apprehension China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Astringent China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Burn China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Carcinoma China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Coagulant China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Cold China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cold China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Constipation China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Convulsion China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic -- *
Dysmenorrhea China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Ejaculation China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Emmenagogue China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Enterostenosis China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Epistaxis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Epistaxis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fattening China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Fever -- *
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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.