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

 Camellia japonica (Theaceae)

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Common name(s)
Tubaki; Ch'A Hua; Yabu-Tubaki; Tz'U Ch'A; Ch'A Chin T'Iao

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Burn China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cardiotonic Elsewhere *
Endocarditis Elsewhere *
Enterorrhagia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Food Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Hematemesis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hemoptysis China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Hemoptysis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Oil Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Ointment-Base Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Ointment-Base Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Ornament Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Pericarditis Elsewhere *
Scald China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Tea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
*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.