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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Heliconia subulata

Common Name
Platavillo Morado

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Cancer Panama Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Cancer(Skin) Panama Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Skin Panama Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press