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

 Hura polyandra (Euphorbiaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Canicide Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Canicide Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Canicide Mexico Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Canicide Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Elephantiasis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Leprosy Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Piscicide Mexico Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Piscicide Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison Mexico Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Poison Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Poison Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Purgative Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Purgative Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Purgative Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Purgative Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Purgative Mexico Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Vermifuge Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Vesicant Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
*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.