Ethnobotanical Plant Hura crepitans | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Name

Sandbox Tree; Javilla; Jabilla; Jarilla; Sablier; Arbre Au Diable

Activities

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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
Anodyne	Guiana	Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne	Haiti	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Antidote	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Aperient	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Arrow	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic	Latin America	Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Dentifuge	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Elephantiasis	Brazil	Duke, 1992 *
Emetic	Dominican Republic	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Insecticide	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Leprosy	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Leprosy	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Leprosy	Brazil	Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Piscicide	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Piscicide	Haiti	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Poison	Mexico	Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Poison	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Poison	Dominican Republic	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Poison	India	Duke, 1992 *
Poison	Latin America	Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977