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

 Turnera ulmifolia (Turneraceae)

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Common name(s)
Thym Des Savanes; Marilope; Marilopez; Zombi Nan Bois; Thym A Feuilles D'Orme; Du Thym; Marilope Du Thym; Thym Marron; Z'Ombi Nan Bois; Lalo

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Back) Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Ache(Tooth) Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Afterbirth Bahamas *
Bilious Elsewhere *
Bronchitis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Bronchitis Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Chest Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Chest Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Chest Elsewhere *
Cold Bahamas *
Dysentery Java *
Dysmenorrhea Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Dyspepsia Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Dyspepsia Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Dyspepsia Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Dyspepsia Elsewhere *
Emmenagogue Bahamas *
Expectorant Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Fever Bahamas *
Hemorrhage Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
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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.