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Ethnobotanical Plant Sida acuta

Common Name
Seleguri; Escobita; Petit Lalo; Guimauve A Petites Fleurs

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
Abortifacient Africa Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient Africa Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Head) Guam Duke, 1992 *
Ague India 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 *
Astringent India Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bilious India Duke, 1992 *
Bite(Snake) India Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Chest Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cough Malacca Duke, 1992 *
Cough Guatemala Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Demulcent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dentifrice Ghana Duke, 1992 *
Depurative Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Depurative India Duke, 1992 *
Depurative Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery India Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Elephantiasis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *