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

 Sapindus mukorossi (Sapindaceae)

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Common name(s)
Kuei Chien Ch'Ou; Yu Chu Tzu; P'U Ti Tzu; Buah lerak; Mu Huan Tzu; Fei Chu Tzu; Chinese Soapberry; Mukurozi; Wu Huan Tzu; Mu Huan Jou

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Boil China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Chlorosis Elsewhere *
Cholorosis Nepal *
Cholorosis Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Detergent Elsewhere *
Emetic Elsewhere *
Epilepsy Elsewhere *
Epilepsy Nepal *
Epilepsy Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Exorcism China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Expectorant Elsewhere *
Freckle China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Gum China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Halitosis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Pediculicide Malaya (Import) *
Piscicide Elsewhere *
Piscicide India *
Poison China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Salivation Nepal *
Salivation Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
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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.