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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Asclepias curassavica

Common Name
Kan Cicegi; Herbe Madame Bouvin; Herbe Mme Bouvin; Ipecacuanha; Qan Chichegi; To-Wata; Brujidera; Bunga mas (Golden flower); Ipeca D' Haiti; Zahrat Ad Damm; Marjan; Malcasada; Viborrana; Algodon De Seda; Mata Cavaille; Kakanasa; Cancerillo

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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
Vermifuge Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Vulnerary Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Wart Costa Rica Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.