Agricultural Research Service - ARS

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Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Abrus precatorius L. (FABACEAE)

Colic Burkill,1966; Cough Burkill,1966; Malaria Burkill,1966

Abrus precatorius (FABACEAE)

Abortifacient Woi.1; Ache(Head) Duke,1972; Anodyne Eb24: 243, Liogier; Antidote Takeda; Aphrodisiac Ayensu, Duke,1972; Bilious Ayensu; Bite(Snake) Ayensu; Bladder Ayensu, Liogier; Blennorrhagia Liogier; Boil Ayensu; CNS sedative Ayensu; Cancer Hartwell; Chest Ayensu, Eb30: 123, Liogier, Wong; Cold Duke,1972, Eb30: 123, Woi.1, Wong; Colic Ayensu, Duke,1972, Liogier, Woi.1; Collyrium Takeda; Conjunctivitis Ayensu, Liogier; Contraceptive* Ayensu; Convulsion Ayensu, Eb24: 243, Liogier; Cough Ayensu, Duke,1972, Eb30: 123, Woi.1, Wong; Diarrhea Eb24: 243; Diuretic Duke,1972; Dysuria Eb24: 243; Emetic Ayensu, Steinmetz; Emollient Liogier; Enteritis Ayensu; Epithelioma Hartwell; Expectorant* Eb30: 123, Wong, Bliss; Eye Ayensu, Broun, Standley; Fatal Uphof; Fatality Lewis; Febrifuge Uphof; Fever Eb29: 317, Eb30: 123, Wong; Fracture(Veterinary) Eb24: 243; Freckle Ayensu, Duke,1972; Gastritis Ayensu; Gingivitis Eb24: 243; Gonorrhea Ayensu; Gravel Eb24: 243; Heart Ayensu, Liogier; Hemostat Ayensu; Hoarseness Woi.1; Homicide Standley, Woi.1; Hookworms Ayensu; Insomnia Liogier; Jaundice Ayensu; Kidney Ayensu, Liogier; Laxative Ayensu; Loin Eb24: 243; Malaria Ayensu, Bliss, Liogier; Masticatory Ayensu; Myalgia Eb24: 243; Night-Blindness Eb24: 243; Ophthalmia Pittier; Ordeal Ayensu; Pectoral Brutus, Liogier; Poison Ayensu, Broun, Duke,1972, Eb28: 16, Eb29: 317, Liogier, Standley, Steinmetz, Uphof, Woi.1; Puerperium Ayensu; Purgative Broun; Refrigerant Eb32: 281; Rheumatism Duke,1972; Sedative Ayensu; Skin Standley; Sprue Steinmetz; Stomach Ayensu; Styptic Duke,1972; Sweetener Ayensu, Steinmetz; Throat Duke,1972; Trachoma Ayensu; Tuberculosis Eb30: 123, Wong; Urogenital Ayensu; Venereal Ayensu; Vermifuge Ayensu, Bliss



* = Chemical(s) found in plant shown to be effective for the ailment medicated
** = Plant itself shown to be effective for the ailment medicated

Phytochemical Database, USDA - ARS - NGRL, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland
Mon May 20 14:55:27 EDT 2002

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