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

 Cleome pentaphylla (Capparaceae)

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Common name(s)
Senfkapper; Spider Flower; Pai Hua Ts'Ai; Arkapushpi; Yang Chio Ts'Ai

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Carminative US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spasm China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spice Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific China 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.