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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Ilex paraguariensis (Aquifoliaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Paraguay Cayi; Mate

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Aperient	South America
Astringent	South America
Coffee	South America
Coffee	Mexico	Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Diuretic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison	South America	Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Purgative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rheumatism	South America
Scurvy	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant	Elsewhere
Sudorific	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tea	Paraguay
Tea	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.