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

Ethnobotanical Plant Loeselia mexicana

Activities

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Alopecia Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Alopecia Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Alopecia Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Diaphoretic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Diuretic Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Diuretic Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emetic Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emetic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Expectorant Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Fever Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Fever Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Purgative Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Purgative Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Soap Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Sudorific Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Sudorific Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.