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

 Cordia dichotoma (Boraginaceae)

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Common name(s)
Petekat; Kendal; Sekendal

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Astringent Elsewhere *
Chest Elsewhere *
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dysentery Java *
Dyspepsia Philippines *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere *
Expectorant Elsewhere *
Fever Elsewhere *
Fever Java *
Piscicide China Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Ringworm Elsewhere *
Tumor(Breast) Indochina Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Urogenital Elsewhere *
*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.