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Ethnobotanical Plant Cephaelis ipecacuanha

Common Name
Ipeka; Altim Koku; Tokon; Ipecac

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
Amebiasis Eslewhere Duke, 1992 *
Amebiasis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Amebiasis Panama(Choco) Duke, 1992 *
Amebiasis Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Amebiasis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Apertif Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cancer US(MD) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cholagogue Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diaphoretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Emetic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emetic France Duke, 1992 *
Epithelioma Italy Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.