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Ethnobotanical Plant Dracontium asperum

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
Amenorrhea Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Antidote(Arrow poison) Guyana Duke, 1992 *
Antidote(Snake) Guyana Duke, 1992 *
Antidote(Spider) Guyana Duke, 1992 *
Antidote(Stingray) Guyana Duke, 1992 *
Asthma Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Asthma Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bath Surinam Duke, 1992 *
Bite(Snake) Brazil Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bite(Snake) Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Chlorosis Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Larvicide Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Pertussis Brazil Duke, 1992 *