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

 Hibiscus tiliaceus (Malvaceae)

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Common name(s)
Waru; Majagua; Mahaut; Demajagua; Baru; Coton Marron; Mahaut Franc; Coton Mahaut; Grand Mahaut

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Ear) India *
Ache(Ear) Elsewhere *
Apertif India *
Apertif Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
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.
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 Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Emollient Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Emollient India *
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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.