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

 Ceratopteris thalictroides (Pteridaceae)

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Common name(s)
Brinj Hoor; Magtu' Al Asel; Shui Chueh; Sayur kodok (Frog vegetable); Paku roman (Stubble fern)

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Carbuncle Malaya *
Dermatosis Malaya *
Laxative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Poultice Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Skin Elsewhere *
Skin Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Styptic China *
Tonic China *
*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.