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

 Trapa bispinosa (Trapaceae)

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Common name(s)
Lao Ling; Ling; Chi Shih; Ling Chio; Shiu Li

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anasarca India(Santal) *
Astringent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Cancer Japan Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cough India(Santal) *
Dropsy India(Santal) *
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Flux China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hair-Dye China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Rinderpest India(Santal) *
Sunstroke China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
*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.