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

 Mikania guaco (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Huaco; Guaco Morado; Guaco

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Asthma Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Bite(Dog) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Bite(Snake) Elsewhere *
Bite(Snake) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Bite(Snake) Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Cancer Brazil Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cholera Colombia Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Fever Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Fever Venezuela Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Malaria Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Menoxenia Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Rheumatism Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Scorpion Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Sore Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Spasm Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Stomach Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Tetanus Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Tumor Venezuela Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge 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.