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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Asclepias verticillata (Asclepiadaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Tepeacoxoyatl; Yamanquipahtli

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Total Uses: 3

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Condyloma	Mexico	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Poison	US(IA)	Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Tumor	Mexico	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.