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

Rev.11-03-2021

Colombian cuphea

Plant

English

Colombian cuphea, Colombian waxweed, Tarweed

Latin

Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr., Cuphea balsamona Cham. & Schltdl., Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) Macbride, Cuphea balsamona Cham. & Schltd.

Plantparts

Entire plant, foliage, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Anti-arteriosclerotic, Anti-atherosclerotic, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-eczemic, Antifebrile, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Anti-hypertensive, Anti-pyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antiulcer, Arterial hypertension, Arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerotic vascular disease, arthritis, atherosclerosis, Bleeding, Blood circulation, Blood circulation problems, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, Blood System Disorders, Boil, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cardiac, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiotonic, chill, Chills, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, Cleanses the blood, Cold, Colds, common cold, Cutaneous conditions, Cutaneous Eruptions, deficient blood circulation, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, diuretic, Dyslipidemia, Eczema, eruption, excema, Excessive heartbeatings, fast heartbeating, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Fluttering of the heart, furuncle, Furuncles, good for the heart, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, Hardening of the arteries, hardning of the arteries, Head colds, Heart restorative, heart tonic, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, high blood pressure, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, Hyper tensive, Induce sweating, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, Lowers bloodpressure, palpitation, Palpitation of the heart, Palpitations, poor blood circulation, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, Rash, Rashes, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce blood pressure, reduce fevers, reduce high bloodpressure, relaxes the nervous system, relieves fevers, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sedative, Sexual diseases, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted infections, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin problems in general, skin rashes, social disease, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, sores, Sprain, Sprains, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Syphilis, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Torn ligament, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Traumatic injury, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, venereal disease, Venereal diseases, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Women's diseases

Vaginal infection, Vaginitis, Vulvovaginitis

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 Betulinic acid, essential oil, flavonoid, glycoside, mucilage

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn5731

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