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Ethnobotanical Plant Acnistus arborescens

Common Name
Belladonne Arborescente

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Cancer Haiti Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Costa Rica Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cold Dominica Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Fever Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Fever Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Fever Dominica Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Migraine Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Migraine Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Mumps Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Mumps Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Neuralgia Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Neuralgia Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.