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Ethnobotanical Plant Gelsemium sempervirens

Common Name
Sariyasemin; Carolina Jessamine; Yellow Jessamine; Jasmine,Yellow

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
Hysteria Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Malaria Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Malaria Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Medicine US(Appalachia) Duke, 1992 *
Migraine Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Mydriatic Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Nervine Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Nervine Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Neuralgia Europe Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Neuralgia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Parturition US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Pertussis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Pleurisy US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Poison Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Poison Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Poison Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Poison US Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Poison Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Polio Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.