Dorstenia contrajerva

Dorstenia contrajerva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Tribe:	Dorstenieae
Genus:	Dorstenia
Species:	D. contrajerva
Binomial name
	Dorstenia contrajerva; L.
Synonyms
	Dorstenia contrajerva L. var. houstonii L.; Dorstenia houstonii (L.) L.; Dorstenia quadrangularis Stokes; Dorstenia alexiteria L.; Dorstenia quadrangularis Stokes var. sinuata Stokes; Dorstenia quadrangularis Stokes var. pinnatifida Stokes; Dorstenia palmata Willd. ex Schult.; Dorstenia maculata Lem.; Dorstenia contrajerva L. subsp. tenuiloba S.F.Blake

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]

References

^ 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. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Grieve, M. “Contrayerva”, A Modern Herbal. Retrieved on 14.10.2017.
^ 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. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[Berg2001-1] 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.

[2] 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. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] Grieve, M. “Contrayerva”, A Modern Herbal. Retrieved on 14.10.2017.

[cyclo-4] 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. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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