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Ethnobotanical Plant Erythraea chilensis

Common Name
Canchalagua; Canchalague; Bitterkruid; Bitterkraut

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
Bitter-Principle Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emmenagogue South America Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tonic Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.