Ethnobotanical Plant Averrhoa bilimbi (Oxalidaceae)
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Common name(s)
Balimbing; Belimbing besi; Belimbing buloh; L.; Zibeline; Bilin; Limeng
Data Views
Total Uses: 17
Uses | Country/Region | Reference |
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Beriberi | Java | * |
Bilious | Java | * |
Cough | Java | * |
Diaphoretic | Java | * |
Itch | Java | * |
Mumps | Java | * |
Ophthalmia | Java | * |
Osteosis | Java | * |
Piles | Belimbing besi | * |
Pimple | Java | * |
Proctitis | Java | * |
Rheumatism | Sumatra | * |
Skin | Haiti | Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo. |
Swelling | Philippines | Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press |
Syphilis | Malaya | * |
Thrush | Java | * |
Whitlow | Sri Lanka | Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34. |
*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.