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

Ethnobotanical Plant Aristolochia odoratissima

Common Name
Hoehoetzontecomatl

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)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Anodyne Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
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.
Bubo Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Diuretic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Fever Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Psiatica Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Spasm Mexico *
Stimulant Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Stomachic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Tetanus Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Tonic Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Tumor Mexico Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.