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

 Funastrum clausum (Asclepiadaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bejuco De Leche

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Insecticide Costa Rica Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Insecticide Elsewhere *
Maggot Elsewhere *
Maggot Costarica Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Wart Elsewhere *
Wart Colombia 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.