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

Ethnobotanical Plant Elaeophorbia drupifera

Common Name
Akane

Activities

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Antidote(Latex) Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Bite(Bug) Nigeria Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Bite(Snake) Nigeria Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Blindness Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Caustic Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cough Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Filaricide Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Guineaworms Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Piscicide Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison Africa Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Purgative Upper Volta Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Purgative Ivory Coast Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Ringworm Nigeria Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Sore Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Wart Goldcoast Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart Ghana Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Wart Nigeria Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Wart Nigeria Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.