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Ethnobotanical Plant Colocasia esculenta

Common Name
Yu; Ocumo; Yu T'Ou; Sato-Imo; T'U Chih

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
Abortifacient Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Ear) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Alopecia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Antidote China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Athlete's-Foot Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Bite(Bug) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Boil Samoa Duke, 1992 *
Cancer(Nose) Venezuela Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carminative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cyanogenetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cyanogenetic US Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Intoxicant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Laxative Hawaii Duke, 1992 *
Morphea Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Mycosis(Veterinary) Brazil Duke, 1992 *