Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Caterpillar-tree

Plant

Family

Apocynaceae

English

Caterpillar-tree, Frangipani, Indian jasmine, Milktree, Nosegay tree, Pagoda-tree, Pigeonwood, Plumeria, White frangipani, Wild frangipani

Latin

Plumeria alba L., Plumiera alba, Plumieria alba

Plantparts

Blossom, Latex of Stems, Root cortex, Seeds, Tree, Unspecified, Wood

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Affections of the liver, Antiblennorrhagic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-flu, Antiherpetic, Antisyphilitic, Antiulcer, Aperient, Asthenia of liver, Blennorrhagia, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, blood enhancer, Blood purifier, Bloody flux, catharic, Cathartic, Cleanses the blood, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, Cutaneous conditions, Dartre a skindisease, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, disease of the liver, diseases of the respiratory tract, disorders in the respiratory passages, disorders of the liver, dysentery, Flu, Gripe, Grippe, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Herpes, influenza, Laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, movements of the bowel, Pectoral, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, scabies, Seven-year itch, skin disease, skin diseases, skin disorders, Skin itching (scabies), skin problems in general, syphilis, Syphilitic ulcers, the flue, thirst, Thirst-causing, to cleanse the blood, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Used in the treatment of cough, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, vaginal discharge

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Phnom Penh area, Cambodia, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1296

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