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Ethnobotanical Plant Anthemis cotula

Common Name
Amarusca; Dog Fennel; Stinking Chamomile; Manzanilla Hedionda; Hunds Kamille; Stinkende Kamille; Macela Fetida; Wild Chamomile; Camomille Puante; Cotula Foetida; Cotula Fetida

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
Amenorrhea Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cancer Germany Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Ireland Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer France Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer UK Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carminative Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diarrhea Mexico(Kickapoo) Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia Mexico(Kickapoo) Duke, 1992 *
Emetic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fever Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Insecticide Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Sore UK Duke, 1992 *
Spasm English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sting(Bee) Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tonic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Unguent UK Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge Portuguese Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.