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

 Agave sp (Agavaceae)

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Common name(s)
Maguey; Teomatl; Duba Xha

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Tooth) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Anodyne Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Aposteme Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Astringent Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Condyloma Mexico Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Depurative Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Dysentery Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Gonorrhea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Purgative Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Side Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Sore(Veterinary) Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Tumor Mexico Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Wound Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
*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.