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

 Iostephane heterophylla (Asteraceae)

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Dislocation Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Dysentery Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Fertility(Female) Mexico Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Gangrene Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Pectoral Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Sore Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Vulnerary Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Wound Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
*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.