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

 Baccharis glutinosa (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Mexico(Seri) *
Collyrium Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Contraceptive Mexico(Seri) *
Eye Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Hemostat Mexico(Seri) *
Obesity Mexico(Seri) *
Poultice Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Puerperium Mexico(Seri) *
Sore Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Sore Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Sore Mexico(Seri) *
Tumor Mexico Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
*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.