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Ethnobotanical Plant Dieffenbachia seguine

Common Name
Mata Del Cancer, Dumbcane, Dicha

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Sort descending Country/Region Reference
Angina West Indies Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac Cuba Duke, 1992 *
Arrow Brazil Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Castration Germany Duke, 1992 *
Caustic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive Cuba Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive Dominica Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive Guadelupe Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive Santa Lucia Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive Portorico Duke, 1992 *
Corn Cuba Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cyanogenetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dropsy Wi(Carib) Duke, 1992 *
Dysmenorrhea West Indies Duke, 1992 *
Edema West Indies Duke, 1992 *
Frigidity Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gargle West Indies Duke, 1992 *
Homeopathy Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Homicide Wi(Carib) Duke, 1992 *
Impotency Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *