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

 Cerbera manghas (Apocynaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bintaru; Bentan

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Canicide Elsewhere *
Carditis Elsewhere *
Cathartic Elsewhere *
Cold Java *
Emetic Elsewhere *
Hair-Oil Elsewhere *
Laxative Samoa *
Pediculicide Samoa *
Piscicide Philippines *
Piscicide Philippines Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison Elsewhere *
Poison Marquesas I Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison Samoa *
Purgative Elsewhere *
Rheumatism Malaya *
Vermifuge Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Wound Samoa *
Yaws Samoa *
*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.