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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Annona cherimola (Annonaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Chirimoya; Cherimoya; Custard Apple

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Total Uses: 8

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Cathartic	Mexico	Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Emetic	Mexico	Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Insecticide	Mexico	Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Insecticide	Latin America	Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Liqueur	Mexico	Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Pediculicide	Dominican Republic	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Pediculicide	Mexico	Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Piscicide	Latin America	Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977