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

Ethnobotanical Plant Hibiscus tiliaceus

Common Name
Waru, Majagua, Mahaut, Demajagua, Baru, Coton Marron, Mahaut Franc, Coton Mahaut, Grand Mahaut

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Ear) Elsewhere *
Ache(Ear) India *
Apertif Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Apertif Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Apertif India *
Apertif Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Boil Java *
Bronchitis Java *
Chest Hawaii *
Cicatrizant Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Circumcision Samoa *
Collyrium Samoa *
Congestion Hawaii *
Cough Java *
Diuretic India *
Dysentery India *
Emetic Brazil *
Emollient India *
Emollient Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emollient Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.