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

 Annona purpurea (Annonaceae)

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Cold(Head) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Dropsy Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Fever Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Jaundice Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Lameness(Veterinary) Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Witchcraft Elsewhere *
*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.