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

 Piscidia piscipula (Fabaceae)

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Bois Ivrant

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Bahamas *
Ache(Tooth) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Ache(Tooth) Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Analgesic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Analgesic Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Anesthetic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Anodyne Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Anodyne Elsewhere *
Arrow Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Dysmenorrhea Elsewhere *
Dysmenorrhea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Fracture Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Gestation Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Inebrity Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Insecticide Elsewhere *
Mange Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Narcotic Elsewhere *
Narcotic Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Narcotic Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Narcotic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
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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.