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Ethnobotanical Plant Euphorbia antisyphilitica

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
Masticatory Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Purgative Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Purgative Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Soap Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Sore Mexico(Kickapoo) Duke, 1992 *
Syphilis Mexico(Kickapoo) Duke, 1992 *
Venereal Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Venereal Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.