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

Rev.12-05-2020

Red palulu

Plant

Family

Heliconiaceae

English

Red palulu, Balisier, False plantain, Firebird, Lobster claw, Macawflower, Wild plantain

Latin

Heliconia bihai (L.) L.

Plantparts

Underground stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Astrigent, Astringent, Athlete’s foot, Athlete's foot, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Diuretic, feet fungus, Foot Fungus, Moccasin foot, Ringworm of the foot, sores, Tinea pedis, Traumatic injury, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Women's diseases

Birth, childbed, Childbirth, confinement, Delivery, Labor, Labour, Parturition, Partus

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn7983

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