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

 Morinda officinalis (Rubiaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cholecystitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Debility China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Ejaculation China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Enuresis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hernia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Impotency China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Lumbago China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Notalgia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Polyuria China Lost Crops of the Incas.
*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.