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

Rev.11-03-2021

Calabash tree

Plant

Family

bignonias (Bignoniaceae)

English

Calabash tree, Calabash, Common calabash tree, Gourd, Gourd tree

Latin

Crescentia cujete L.

Plantparts

Cortex, foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Leaf, Matured Fruits, Mesocarp, Roots, Seeds, Unripe fruit, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

100-day cough, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-edemic, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, antiinflammatory agent in digestive tract diseases, antiinflammatory agent in urinary diseases, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Anti-Tubercular, aperient, a sore throat, Asthma, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Blood clot, Blood Clots, catharic, Cathartic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, chill, Chills, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Cold, colds, Coloenteritis, Common cold, Constipation, Consumption, convulsive state, Costive, Costiveness, Coughing at night, Cramp, Cramps, Cutaneous conditions, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, diseases of the respiratory tract, disinfectant, disorders in the respiratory passages, dispel worms, Diuretic, dropsy, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Edema, embolism, embolus, Emetic, Enteritis, Enterocolitis, erysipelas, Expellant of bile, expel worms, fluid accumulation, headache, headaches, Head colds, head pains, helmint, Hydropsy, Ignis sacer, induce vomiting, Infection in the urinary passages, inflammation conditions of the urinary system, Inflammation of the digestive tract, inflammation of the lungs, inflammation of the urinary passage, Inflammation of urinary system, inflammation of urinary tract, Intestinal affections, intestinal catarrh, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, kidney stone, Kidney stone disease, Kidney Stones, laxative, Lung ailments, Lung complaints, lung disease, lung diseases, lung disorders, Lung inflammation, Lung problems, Meteorism, movements of the bowel, MTB, mucus, Neckacke, Nephrolith, oedema, pain in the throat, Pectoral, Pertussis, phlegm, Phthisis, Phthisis pulmonalis, Phthysis, pneumonia, pneumonitis, Pulmonary Conditions, pulmonary disease, Purgative, relax spasms, renal calculus, Renal stones, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, soothes headaches, sores, Sore throat, spasm, Spasmolytic, St. Anthony's fire, St Anthony's fire, Stones in kidney, TB, Tetanus, the rose, thrombosis, Traumatic injury, treatment for worms, Tuberculosis, Urinary inflammation, Urinary inflammations, Urinary tract infection, Urolithiasis, Used as an antiseptic, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, vomitive, whooping cough, worm, worms, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Cancer

Anticancer (Prostate), Carcinoma of the prostate, Prostate cancer, Prostrate cancer

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, Emmenagogue, induce abortion, stimulates menstruation

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Veterinary uses

Veterinary: Scabies in dogs

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn2008

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