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

 Pterocarpus indicus (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Angsana; Sena; Sana; Tonala; Sana kembang; Asana; Sana kapur; Chandana

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Bilious Elsewhere *
Bladder Elsewhere *
Boil Java *
Diarrhea Java *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Dropsy Elsewhere *
Emetic Elsewhere *
Nephritis Malaya *
Prickly heat Sumatra *
Shampoo Java *
Shampoo Elsewhere *
Sore Elsewhere *
Sore Malaya *
Sternutatory Elsewhere *
Stomatitis Java *
Stone Elsewhere *
Syphilis Malaya *
Thrush Java *
Thrush Elsewhere *
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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.