Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Cyrtogonone argentea
stomachache, purgative, anodyne
stem bark
Dischostemma glaucescens
antiviral, insect bites
seed, bark
16
Discoglypremma caloneura
Purgative, abortion, poisoning
seeds
4, 19
Drypetes afzelii
anti-infective
leaves
Elaeophorbia drupifera
local pain relief, purgative, scorpion bite
latex, leaves
6, 7
Euphorbia aegyptiaca
anthelmintic, harsh purgative, gonorrhea, rabies
Whole plant, fruits
6
Euphorbia balsamifera
anthelmintic, vesicant, diuretic, leukorrhea, hemorrhoids
leaves, exudate
7
Euphorbia breviarticulata
Wounds and sores, hemorrhoids
latex
Euphorbia bupleurifolia
severe skin diseases, cancerous sores, emetic, purgative
latex, leaves
11
Euphorbia candelabrum
toxic but diluted latex used for coughs and tuberculosis, eye tumors, arrow poison
ingredient, purgative, infertility
latex, leaves
11
Euphorbia convolvuloides
smallpox, measles, urethritis, cough, bronchitis, urinary tract infections
leaves
6
Euphorbia crotonoides
Cough remedy, decongestant, pain relief, viral infections
leaves, exudate
Euphorbia deightonii
ordeal poison ingredient, caries, purgative
latex
Euphorbia gossypina
Coughs, conjunctivitis, warts, laryngitis
latex, leaves
6, 7
Euphorbia hirta
Cough remedy, asthma, anthelmintic, diarrhea, dysentery, antimicrobial,
stomachache, eye inlammation
Whole plant, stem
Euphorbia pulcherrima
bronchitis, cough, conjunctivitis, dysentery
Whole plant, latex
16
Euphorbia tirucalli
Cough, purgative, diabetes, gonorrhea, threatened abortion
latex, leaves
Flueggea leucopyrus
dysentery, malaria, epilepsy, gonorrhea, aphrodisiac
roots, stem bark
4
Flueggea virosa
diarrhea, aphrodisiac, hernia, malaria, kidney, schistosomiasis, venereal diseases,
intercostal pain, female sterility, headache, jaundice, threatened abortion,
dysmenorrhea, bronchitis, pneumonia, geriatric tonic
roots, stem, leaves
4, 11, 14
Heywoodia lucens
skin infections, antimicrobial
aerial parts
Hyaenanche globosa
externally for skin infections, arrow poison ingredients
seed, leaves
11
Hymenocardia acida
stomachache, trypanosomiasis, coughs; smallpox, fevers, diarrhea, dysentery,
menstrual pains, female infertility, swellings, cough, epileptic its, tuberculosis,
pneumonia
leaves, stem, roots
4, 14, 19
Hymenocardia ulmonoides
fevers, cough, inlammatory diseases, childbirth, asthma, hemorrhoids, threatened
abortion, epilepsy, bronchitis, gonorrhea
leaves, stem, roots
14
Jatropha curcas
fevers, venereal diseases, dysentery, kidney pain, hypertension, diuretic,
spermatorrhea, abortifacient, rheumatism, malaria, syphilis, toothache, bronchitis,
rectal prolapse, purgative, cough, abscess
fruits, leaves, latex
17
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Purgative, arterial hypertension, abdominal pain, headache, wounds
leaves, stem bark, roots
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