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

 Butea monosperma (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Teak,Bastard; Palasa

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Aphrodisiac Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Dhobi Itch Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dysentery India(Santal) *
Fever India(Santal) *
Gravel India(Santal) *
Herpes Elsewhere *
Itch Elsewhere *
Menorrhagia India(Santal) *
Ophthalmia India(Gujarat) *
Purgative Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Rubefacient Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tumor India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Vermifuge Elsewhere *
Vermifuge Java *
*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.