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Dorstenia contrajerva L. var. houstonii L. |
Dorstenia contrajerva or Snakeworth is a species of herb in the plant family Moraceae which is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.[1]
Medicinal uses
It is a source for . The aromatic roots this herb is used in herbal medicine as the medicine contrayerva, a gentle stimulant and tonic and and diaphoretic given in mild fevers, typhoid, dysentery and diarrhea.[2][3] It was previously used as an antidote to snake bites.[4]
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- ^ Berg, Cornelis C. (2001). "Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae), with Introductions to the Family and Ficus and with Additions and Corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7". Flora Neotropica. 83: 1–346.
- ^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co.
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- ^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
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- Dorstenia
- Plants described in 1753
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Guatemala
- Flora of Belize
- Flora of El Salvador
- Flora of Honduras
- Flora of Nicaragua
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Flora of Panama
- Flora of Puerto Rico
- Flora of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy
- Flora of Guadeloupe
- Flora of Martinique
- Flora of Grenada
- Flora of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Venezuela
- Flora of Trinidad and Tobago
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of Peru
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