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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Cereus grandiflorus (Cactaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Cactus; Koningen Der Nacht; Cacto; Night-Blooming Ceresus

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Total Uses: 10

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Cardiac	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cardiotonic	Elsewhere
Carditis	Elsewhere
Diuretic	Dutch	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dropsy	Elsewhere
Goiter	Spanish	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Nervine	Italian	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant	Elsewhere
Stimulant	US	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic	German	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.