Dr. Duke's
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
Ethnobotanical uses
- Ageratum conyzoides L. (ASTERACEAE)
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Boil Burkill,1966;
Contraceptive Burkill,1966;
Dysentery Burkill,1966;
Fever Burkill,1966;
Poultice Burkill,1966;
Wound Burkill,1966
- Ageratum conyzoides (ASTERACEAE)
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Abdomen Ayensu;
Abortifacient Eb30: 140, Wong;
Ague Woi.1;
Burn Ayensu;
Colic Ayensu;
Collyrium Ayensu;
Cough Eb30: 140, Wong;
Craw-Craw Ayensu;
Cystitis Eb30: 140, Wong;
Decoagulant Eb30: 140, Wong;
Depurative Eb30: 140, Wong;
Diabetes Eb30: 140, Wong;
Dyspepsia Ayensu;
Emetic Ayensu;
Expectorant* Eb30: 140;
Eye Ayensu;
Fever Ayensu;
Flu Eb30: 140, Wong;
Hemostat Duke,1972;
Infection Eb25: 438;
Lithontriptic Ayensu;
Pneumonia Ayensu;
Poison Lewis;
Puerperium Eb30: 140, Wong;
Purgative Ayensu;
Resolvent Pittier;
Rheumatism Pittier;
Sleeping sickness Ayensu;
Sore Ayensu, Woi.1;
Stimulant* Eb30: 140;
Sudorific Ayensu;
Syphilis Ayensu;
Tumor Hartwell;
Uterus Ayensu;
Venereal Duke,1972;
Vulnerary Eb25: 438;
Wound Ayensu, Eb25: 438, Eb32: 282, Woi.1
* = 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 14:58:55 EDT 2002
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The USDA does not recommend self diagnosis or self medication.
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