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

 Phytolacca octandra (Phytolaccaceae)

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Common name(s)
Yyamolin

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Diuretic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emetic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Poison Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Purgative Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Soap Mexico(Chinantec) *
Tinea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
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.