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

 Andira araroba (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Goabaum; Bahia Powdertree; Ararobaboom; Po De Bahia; Goa; Araroba; Angelin; Goa Tree

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Alopecia German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative Latin America Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Detergent US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Psoriasis US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Ringworm Latin America Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spasm French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Taenifuge French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
*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.