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Ethnobotanical Plant Citrus aurantifolia

Common Name
Citron, Citronnier, Limau nipis, Limau amkian, Lima, Limau masam, Lima Bobo, Limau asam, Citron Vert, Citronnier Verjus

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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Ache(Head) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth) Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth) Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Antidote(Manihot) Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Antiseptic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Apertif Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bilious Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bilious Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Catarrh Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Cold Bahamas Duke, 1992 *
Cough Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Cystitis Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Cystitis Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Depurative Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Depurative Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Dermatosis Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Diarrhea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.