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

Ethnobotanical Plant Psittacanthus americanus

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Chorea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emmenagogue Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Hysteria Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Resolvent Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Syphilis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Tumor French Guiana Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor West Indies Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vulnerary Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.