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Ethnobotanical Plant Heliotropium indicum

Common Name
Crete Coq; Crete Coq D'Inde; Herbe A Cataractes; Rumput oleh (Sleep-induc. gras; Cadillo; Crete De Coq; Moco De Pavo; Verbena Cimarrona; Uler-uleran; Hathi Sundhane; Ti-Jeannite; Herbe A Verrues; Herbe A Malingres; Crete Simple; Crete-Coq; Rabo De Alacran

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
Abortifacient India Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient India Duke, 1992 *
Aftosa Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Anodyne Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Anodyne India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Antiabortifacient Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Asthma India Duke, 1992 *
Asthma Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Astringent India Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Bite(Bug) India Duke, 1992 *
Boil India Duke, 1992 *
Boil Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Calculus Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Collyrium Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Collyrium Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Collyrium Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Cough Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Cough India Duke, 1992 *
Cyanogenetic US Duke, 1992 *