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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Erythronium americanum

Common Name
Adder's Tongue; Adder Leaf; Langue De Serpent; Dente Di Cane; Echte Natterzunge; Amerikaanse Addertong; Diente De Perro

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Antiscrofulous Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Boil US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cancer US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diuretic Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emollient Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emollient Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poultice Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poultice German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Scrofula Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Ulcer Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.