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

 Murraya exotica (Rutaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ekangi; Kemuning; Kamini; Buis De Chine; Azahar De La India; Chinese Box Tree

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Digestive Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Perfume Malaysia Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Refrigerant India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Taenicide English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
*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.