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

 Poililospermum suaveolens (-)

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Common name(s)
Kalas; Lesa; Tentawan; Besto; Akar murah; Mentawan

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Fever Java *
Itch Pahang *
Ophthalmia Celebes *
Pediculicide Java *
Shampoo Java *
Watervine Malaya *
*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.