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- Antiasthmatic + (Treats asthma)
- Antihalitosis + (Treats bad breath)
- Enuresis + (Treats bed wetting)
- Antidandruff + (Treats dandruff)
- Parasiticide + (Treats external parasites such as ringworm This should perhaps be joined with Parasiticide in 'Other Uses')
- Ophthalmic + (Treats eye complaints)
- Antipyretic + (Treats fevers. See Febrifuge)
- Antihaemorrhoidal + (Treats haemorrhoids (piles). This would probably be best added to another heading)
- Antipruritic + (Treats itching of the skin)
- Mouthwash + (Treats problems such as mouth ulcers)
- Antirheumatic + (Treats rheumatism)
- Odontalgic + (Treats toothache (temporary measure only) and other problems of the teeth and gums)
- Antiviral + (Treats virus diseases)
- Unknown use + (Uh-oh! This part of the plant hasn't been assigned a use. Please refer to the accompanying text for this use type.)
- Starch + (Used as a fabric stiffener.)
- Packing + (Used as a filler in boxes etc in order to protect the contents.)
- Bedding + (Used as a lining for sleeping on or putting fruits etc on.)
- Wick + (Used as a wick for candles, lamps etc.)
- Egg + (Used as an egg substitute.)
- Beads + (Used as necklaces etc.)
- Pins + (Used as needles and pins in sewing etc. Also used to lance boils, extract splinters from the skin etc.)
- Brush + (Used for cleaning clothes, as a paintbrush etc.)
- Scourer + (Used for cleaning pots, pans, plates etc.)
- Disinfectant + (Used for cleaning wounds)
- Mulch + (Used for covering the ground to conserve the nutrients in the soil.)
- Charcoal + (Used for fuel, drawing, deodorant, filter, fertilizer etc.)
- Ethanol + (Used for fuel.)
- Lining + (Used for lining boxes, baskets etc so that fragile items can be more safely carried in them.)
- Mordant + (Used for making a dye more permanent, it also affects the colour of the dye.)
- Wax + (Used for making candles etc.)
- Fibre + (Used for making cloth, rope, paper etc.)
- Potash + (Used for making glass, soap and as a fertilizer.)
- Thatching + (Used for making thatched roofs.)
- Needles + (Used for sewing, darning etc.)
- Friction sticks + (Used for starting fires when there are no matches.)
- Tinder + (Used for starting fires. See also Kindling.)
- Litmus + (Used for testing whether a substance is acid or alkaline.)
- Pitch + (Used for waterproofing, in paints etc.)
- Birthing aid + (Used in facilitating birth, but not just to cause uterine contrctions)
- Stuffing + (Used in making soft toys, mattresses, pillows etc.)
- Rust treatments + (Used in the prevention and treatment of rust.)
- Plaster + (Used in the treatment of broken bones)
- Cancer + (Used in the treatment of cancer)
- Cardiac + (Used in the treatment of heart problems)
- Kidney + (Used in the treatment of kidney diseases)
- Stings + (Used in the treatment of stings and insect bites)
- VD + (Used in the treatment of venereal disease)
- Warts + (Used in the treatment of warts, corns etc)
- Infertility + (Used in treating problems of human fertility)
- Size + (Used on materials, paper etc to give a surface that will take ink, dyes etc.)