Ethnobotanical Plant Euphorbia pulcherrima (Euphorbiaceae)
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Common name(s)
Poinsettia
Data Views
Total Uses: 13
Uses | Country/Region | Reference |
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Ache(Tooth) | Guatemala | Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago. |
Anodyne | Guatemala | Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago. |
Bactericide | Elsewhere | * |
Depilatory | Mexico | Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C. |
Depilatory | Guatemala | Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago. |
Emetic | Guatemala | Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago. |
Erysipelas | Mexico | Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C. |
Erysipelas | Mexico | Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico. |
Lactagogue | Mexico | Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C. |
Lactogogue | Mexico | Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico. |
Poison | US | Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977 |
Skin | Mexico | Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C. |
Wart | US(FL) | Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34. |
*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.