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

Ethnobotanical Plant Curcuma longa

Common Name
Ukon, Kondin, Kunir, Temu kunyit, Goeratji, Kakoenji, Rame, Temu kuning, Oendre, Renet, Kunir bentis, Koenjet, Kunyit, Tius

Activities

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Abscess Java *
Amenorrhea China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Amenorrhea Malaya *
Antibilious Chinese ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Balsamic Chinese ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Bite(Leech) Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bruise Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Catarrh Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Chickenpox Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cholagogue China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cold Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cold Java *
Colic China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Congestion China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Conjunctivitis Java *
Cosmetic Java *
Depurative Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Dermatosis Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Diarrhea Malaya *
Diuretic Malaya *