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Ethnobotanical Plant Rivea corymbosa

Common Name
Ololiuqui

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
Carminative Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Contraceptive Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Mexico(Maya) Duke, 1992 *
Divination Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Divination Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Evil eye Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Fear Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Hallucinogen Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Hallucinogen Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Parturition Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Psychomimetic Mexico(Aztec) Duke, 1992 *
Sore Guatemala Duke, 1992 *
Swelling Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Syphilis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Tumor Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.