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

 Knoxia corymbosa (Rubiaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Dropsy China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Edema China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Infection China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Skin China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Tympanitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
*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.