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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Sida acuta (Malvaceae)

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Common name(s)
Seleguri; Escobita; Petit Lalo; Guimauve A Petites Fleurs

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Africa *
Abortifacient Africa *
Ache(Head) Guam *
Ague India Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Anodyne Elsewhere *
Astringent India *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bilious India *
Bite(Snake) India Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Chest Elsewhere *
Cough Malacca *
Cough Guatemala Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Dentifrice Ghana *
Depurative Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Depurative India *
Depurative Trinidad *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dysentery India Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Elephantiasis Elsewhere *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.