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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Peumus boldus

Common Name
Boldo

Activities

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Anodyne Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Antiseptic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Chile Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Hepatotonic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Liver Chile Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Liver Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Liver Chile Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Rheumatism Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rheumatism Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Sedative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant Chile Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Stomach Chile Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Stomachic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Vermifuge Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.