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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Sarcostemma viminale (Asclepiadaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Sacred Soma; Fleischkranz; Sarcostemme; Somabutta; Bejuco Del Diablo

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Alterative	Spanish	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever	English	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Intoxicant	German	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Piscicide		Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Thirst	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic	India	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.