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Ethnobotanical Plant Piscidia piscipula

Common Name
Bois Ivrant

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
Ache(Head) Bahamas Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Ache(Tooth) Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Analgesic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Analgesic Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Anesthetic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Anodyne Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Anodyne Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Arrow Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Dysmenorrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysmenorrhea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Fracture Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Gestation Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Inebrity Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Insecticide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Mange Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Narcotic Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Narcotic Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Narcotic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *