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

 Oenanthe crocata (Apiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Embude; Nabo Del Diablo; Persil Laiteux; Dead Tongue; Water Dropwort

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Epilepsy Portuguese Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Homeopathy Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Narcotic English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Piscicide Sardinia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Whitlow Nc 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.