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

Rev.12-05-2020

Caladium

Plant

Family

Arum family (Araceae)

English

Caladium, Fancy-leaf caladium, Fancy-leaved caladium, Heart-of-jesus, Two-colored caladium

Latin

Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent., Caladium sororium Schott, Caladium bicolor Vent.

Plantparts

Aerial part, Corm, Cortex, foliage, Inner bark, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

against Botfly laerva, Antidepressant, Antidepressive, Antiulcer, Birthmark, Birthmarks, Botfly Larva Expulsion, childhood disease, Children's Diseases, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Depression, disease of infancy and childhood, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Enteritis, usually in children, eye trauma, Facial skin blemishes, gastrointestinal, Gastrointestinal disorder, Numerous maladies in children, Pterygium, sores, Traumatic injury, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Other uses

Bed bugs, Cimicidae, driving out bedbugs, vermin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Veterinary uses

Veterinary: destroy vermin on sores of cattle

Local (Geographical) use

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

Ingredients

 calcium oxalate, starch

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn5563

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