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

Ethnobotanical Plant Antiaris africana

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Leprosy Upper Volta Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Placenta Ivory Coast Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Poison Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Poison(Arrow) Central African Republic Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Syphilis Upper Volta Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Throat Upper Volta Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.