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

 Elaeis guineensis (Arecaceae)

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Common name(s)
Yaghurmasi; Oilpalm; Zos Cro-Cro

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Anodyne Nigeria *
Antidote Nigeria *
Aphrodisiac Elsewhere *
Hair-Oil Elsewhere *
Poison Elsewhere *
Soap Elsewhere *
Soap Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Spice Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor Nc Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Witchcraft Nigeria *
*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.