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

 Iris tectorum (Iridaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ts'Ao Yu Lan; Yuan Wei; Yuan T'Ou; Wu Yuan; Itihatu

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Cachexia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Emetic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Evil eye China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Marasmus China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Miasma China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Purgative Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
*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.