Plant |
Family | Acanthus Family (Acanthaceae) |
English |
Cardinal's guard |
Latin |
Pachystachys spicata (Ruiz & Pav.) Wassh., Justicia coccinea Willd. ex Nees, Pachystachys spicata (Ruiz & Pavon) Wasshausen, Justicia coccinea sensu auct., non Aublet, Pachystachys coccinea sensu auct., non (Aublet) Nees |
Plantparts | Entire plant, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Bechic, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, Calmative, Calming of nerves, good for the stomach, Pungent, relaxes the nervous system, Relieving a cough, sedative, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, weak stomach |
Women's diseases |
Birth, childbed, Childbirth, confinement, Delivery, Labor, Labour, Parturition, Partus |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
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