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

 Phytolacca americana (Phytolaccaceae)

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Common name(s)
Sekerciboyaci; Pigeon Berry; Reujin D Ours; Pokeweed; Hierba Carmin; Yyamilin; Yoshu-Yama-Gobo; Bledo Carbonesro; Poke; Pokeberry

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Alterative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Arthritis Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Cancer US(Amerindian) Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Cancer Cuba Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer US(Colonial) Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Cancer US(Penobscot) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Belgium Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Breast) US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
CNS stimulant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Diuretic China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Emetic US *
Emetic US(Appalachia) *
Emetic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic Elsewhere *
Emetic China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Eruption US(Colonial) Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Fatality US Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Fever US(Amerindian) Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
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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.