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

 Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomataceae)

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Common name(s)
Kodok; Sikadudok; Kedudok; Sedudok; Kluruk; Sendudok; Kendudok; Harendong

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Tooth) Malaya *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Malaya *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Flatulence Malaya *
Infection Malaya *
Leucorrhea Java *
Panacea Singapore *
Pimple Malaya Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Puerperium Malaya *
Smallpox Malaya *
Thrush Malaya *
Toothblack Malaya Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
*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.