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Ethnobotanical Plant Ceratonia siliqua

Common Name
Algarrobo; Keciboynuzu Agaci; Caroube

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
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Catarrh Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Catarrh Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Coffee Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cough Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Hepatitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Laxative Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Liqueur Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Mononucleosis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Pectoral Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Purgative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Wart Egypt Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.