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

 Simmondsia chinensis (Simmondsiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Jojoba

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Cancer Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Cancer Mexico Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Coffee US(Amerindian) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Coffee Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Cold Mexico(Seri) *
Dysuria Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Emetic Mexico(Seri) *
Eye Mexico(Seri) *
Hair Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Head Mexico(Seri) *
Obesity Russia *
Parturition Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Parturition Mexico(Seri) *
Parturition Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Sore Mexico(Seri) *
Sore(Throat) Mexico(Seri) *
Sore(Throat) Mexico(Seri) *
Wound Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Wound Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
*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.