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

Ethnobotanical Plant Podophyllum peltatum

Common Name
Mayapple, Amerikan Podofili, Podo-Huirumu

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Aperient Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Bile US(Amerindian) *
Bilious US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Bilious Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bowel US(Amerindian) *
Cancer US(Amerindian) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Emetic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Hydragogue Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Jaundice US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Laxative US(Appalachia) Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Liver US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Liver US(Amerindian) *
Medicine US(Appalachia) *
Poison US(Amerindian) *
Poison US Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Purgative US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Purgative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Syphilis US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.