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

 Thevetia peruviana (Apocynaceae)

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Common name(s)
Retama; Flor Del; Ahouai Des Antilles; Serpent; Cabalonga; Feuilles Saisies; Bois Saisissement; Yellow Oleander

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Alexiteric(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Cardiotonic(Veterinary) Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Cathartic(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Dropsy(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Dropsy(Veterinary) Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Emetic(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Emetic(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Emetic(Veterinary) Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Fatality(Veterinary) Hawaii Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Fever Java *
Fever(Veterinary) Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Fever(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Fever(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Fever(Veterinary) Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Fumitory(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Heart(Veterinary) China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Insecticide(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Malaria Java *
Pile(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
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*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.