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

 Annona cherimolia (Annonaceae)

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Common name(s)
Cachiment La Chine

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Insecticide Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Lung Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Pediculicide Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Poison Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Stomachic Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
*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.