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

Ethnobotanical Plant Solanum tuberosum

Common Name
Patates, Patata, T'U Yu, Zyaga-Imo, Potato, Pomme De Terre, Kartoffel, Grumbir, Papa

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Alterative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Burn Elsewhere *
Calmative Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Corn UK Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cystitis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emetic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Excipient Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Fistula Peru Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Intoxicant Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Lithiasis Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Poison Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Prostatitis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Shampoo Elsewhere *
Tumor Germany Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart US(Rappahannock) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart US(PA) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart Canada Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.