Plant |
English |
Milkweed, Tropical milkweed, Annual milkweed, Bastard-ipecac, Bastard ipecacuanha, Bloodflower, Bloodflower milkweed, Bloodroot, Butterfly weed, Cotton bush, Hierba de la cucaracha, Ipecacuanha, Mexican butterfly weed, Milk weed, Red cottonweed, Redhead, Scarlet milkweed, Wild ipecacuanha |
Latin |
Asclepias curassavica L., Asclepias aurantiaca Salisb., Asclepias bicolor Moench, Asclepias cubensis Wenderoth, Asclepias curassavica var. concolor Krug & Urb., Asclepias margaritacea Hoffmannsegg ex Schult, Asclepias nivea var. curassavica (L.) Kuntze, Asclepias curassavica |
Plantparts | Bark, Blossom, Cortex, Entire plant, Flower, foliage, Grass, Latex from leaves, Latex of Stems, Leaf, Milky juice, Plant juice, Root, Sap, Unspecified, Whole plant |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Ague, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-eczemic, Antifebrile, Anti-gonorrhea, Anti-gout, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Antihæmorrhagic, Anti-malarial, Anti-Paludic, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, antipyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antiulcer, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, aperient, arthritis, Asthma, Bleeding, Bleeding Stancher, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, Bloody flux, Body ache, Body Aches, body pain, body pains, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, catharic, Cathartic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, check bleeding, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, clap, Cleanses the blood, Constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Cutaneous Eruptions, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, depurant, Depurative, Dermatitis, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, dispel worms, Dyschezia, dysentery, Dyslipidemia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Earache, Ear pain, Ear pains, eczema, emetic, Emeto-cathartic, eruption, excema, expel worms, eyebath, eye lotion, eye wash, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Freight, gonorrhea, Gonorrhoea, gout, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, haemorrhoids, haemostatic, headache, Headaches, head pains, helmint, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, Hemostat, hemostatic, hidrotic, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, Hæmostatic, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, Inflamed skin conditions, Inflammation of the sinuses, inflammation of the skin, inhibit bleeding, intestinal infection, intestinal infections, kill parasitic worms, laxative, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, Malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, Meteorism, movements of the bowel, Nervousness, Otalgia, otalgic, pain in ear, Panaritium, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Parasitic Worms, Piles, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, Rash, Rashes, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, Rhinosinusitis, ringworm, Sinus infection, Sinusitis, Sinus trouble, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin inflammation, skin inflammations, skin rashes, snakebite, Snake bites, soothes headaches, sores, sore skin, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stiptic, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, swollen finger, Syphilis, to cleanse the blood, Toothache, Traumatic injury, treatment for worms, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Used in the treatment of snake bites, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, verruca, vomitive, Wart, warts, Whitlow, worm, worms, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment |
Cancer |
Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Anti-leukemic, Blood cancer, cancer, cancer (leukemia), Leukaemia, Leukemia, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor |
Women's diseases |
Leucorrhea, Leucorrhoea, Leukorrhea |
Other uses |
Bed bugs, Cimicidae, driving out bedbugs, vermin |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Religion, Magic & Witchcraft |
Evil eye, evil eyes, Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Costa Rica, Phytomedical use in Guatemala, Phytomedical use in Honduras, Phytomedical use in Mexico, Phytomedical use in Nicaragua, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
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