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Ethnobotanical Plant Cereus grandiflorus

Common Name
Cactus; Cacto; Koningen Der Nacht; Night-Blooming Ceresus

Activities

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
Cardiac French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cardiotonic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Carditis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dropsy Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Goiter Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Nervine Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.