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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Phytolacca icosandra (Phytolaccaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Moco De Pavo; Trois Rivieres; Dumbout Content; Yyamolin

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Total Uses: 13

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Emetic	Dominican Republic	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Glands	Mexico	Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Inflammation	Mexico	Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Narcotic	Haiti	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Poison	Guatemala	Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Purgative	Haiti	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Rheumatism	Haiti	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Rheumatism	Mexico	Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Soap	Guatemala	Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Soap	Mexico	Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Syphilis	Mexico	Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Tumor	Mexico	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge	Haiti	Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.