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

 Leucas zeylanica (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Daun luka-luka (Wound leaf); Pache-pache; Ketumbak; Lenglengan; Brobos; Ketumbit

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Bite(Snake) Cambodia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Blennorrhagia Vietnam Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cut Malaya *
Fever Indonesia *
Itch Malaya Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Itch Malaya *
Nose Malaysia *
Poultice China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Skin Malaya Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Skin Indonesia *
Sore China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Sore Malaysia *
Sore Java *
Spice Bali Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Vermifuge Malaya *
Vertigo Malaya *
Wound China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Wound Java *
*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.