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Ethnobotanical Plant Bidens cernua

Common Name
Knikkend Tandzaadkruid; Bident Penche; Burr Marigold; Nodding Marigold

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
Antiseptic Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Narcotic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sedative US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.