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

Ethnobotanical Plant Polygonatum canaliculatum

Common Name
Huang Ching, Huang Ching Chiu, Mi Pu

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Aphrodisiac China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Arthritis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Demulcent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Immortality China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Lenitive China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Leprosy China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Longevity China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Magic Mexico(Kickapoo) *
Preventitive China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Repellant(Snake) Mexico(Kickapoo) *
Tonic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Tonic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Witchcraft Mexico(Kickapoo) *