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

 Plumbago scandens (Plumbaginaceae)

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Common name(s)
Dentelaire; Loco; Herva Do Diablo; Pega-Pollo; Malacara

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Stomach) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Ache(Tooth) Latin America Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Ache(Tooth) Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Anodyne Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Chest Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Colic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Cough Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emetic Elsewhere *
Erysipelas Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Gangrene Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Itch Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Itch Elsewhere *
Leprosy Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Leprosy Elsewhere *
Love-Charm Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Poison Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Purgative Elsewhere *
Rheumatism Haiti Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Rubefacient Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Rubefacient Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
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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.