Plant |
Family | Arum family (Araceae) |
English |
Dumbcane, Dumb plant, Seguine |
Latin |
Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott |
Plantparts | Entire plant, foliage, Juice from stem, Plant stem, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Anti-edemic, Antipruritic, Blistering, caustic, corrosive, dropsy, edema, fluid accumulation, Hydropsy, Itch, Itches, itching, Leishmaniasis, Leishmaniosis, oedema, Pruritus, raises blisters, vesicant |
Other uses |
Arrow poison, Blowpipe Poison, Curare |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | calcium oxalate, cyanogenic glycosides, saponin |
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