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Ethnobotanical Plant Narcissus pseudo-narcissus

Common Name
Nirjes; Daffodil; Narciso; Narcissus; Nergis; Lis

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
Astringent Iraq Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative Iraq Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic Iraq Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue Iraq Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Impostume UK Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Narcotic Iraq Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Poison Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Purgative Iraq Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sclerosis France Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Spasm Turkey Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Tumor(Uterus) Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.