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

 Liriope spicata (Liliaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antitussive China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cancer(Gastric) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Lymph) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Nose) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Pharynx) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Thyroid) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Uterus) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Emollient China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Leukemia China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
*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.