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

 Triticum aestivum (Poaceae)

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Common name(s)
Wheat; Bugday; Lai; Hsiao Mai; Mo Mo; Mien; Mai Fu Tzu; Hui Mien; Ka Shih Tso; Man Tou; Mai Fu; Mien Fen; Fou Mai; Frumint; Trigo; Mai Ch'Ao; Pai Mien; Mien Chin; Cheng Ping

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antivinous China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bilious China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Burn China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Canada Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Demulcent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diarrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diarrhea China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Discutient China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysentery China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Ecchymosis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Emollient Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Epistaxis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fertility China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Flux China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
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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.