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

 Gardenia gummifera (Rubiaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antiseptic India *
Carminative India *
Dentition India *
Diaphoretic India *
Diarrhea India *
Dyspepsia India *
Expectorant India *
Fever India *
Gum India *
Nerves India *
Repellant India *
Sore India *
Spasm India *
Stimulant India *
Vermifuge India *
*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.