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Hippomane mancinella

Common Name
Manchenille; Manzanillo; Manceniller; Mancinel; Pomme Zombi; Maximilien; Manzanilla; Manchineel; Mancenillier; Penaihva; Manchinelle; Manzinellbaum

Activities

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Arrow Elsewhere *
Arrow Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Arrow Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Cancer Paraguay Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cathartic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cathartic Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Cathartic Elsewhere *
Dermatitogenic West Indies Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Diaphoretic Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Diuretic Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dropsy Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Dropsy Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Emetic English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic Mexico Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Fatality Elsewhere *
Homeopathy German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Homicide Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Infection Cuba *