Plant |
Family | Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) |
English |
Sandbox tree, Hura wood, Jabillo, Possumwood, Sand box |
Latin |
Hura crepitans Linnaeus, Hura creptans L. |
Plantparts | Cortex, foliage, Milky juice, Seeds, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Anti-edemic, Anti-Rheumatic, aperient, arthritis, Boil, catharic, Cathartic, caustic, constipation, corrosive, Costive, Costiveness, Dropsy, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, edema, Elephantiasis, Emetic, fluid accumulation, Furuncle, Furuncles, Hansen's disease, Hydropsy, induce vomiting, Irritant, Laxative, leprosy, Lymphatic Filariasis, movements of the bowel, oedema, purgative, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, vomitive |
Warnings |
brings on vomiting, causes vomiting, Convulsant |
Other uses |
Arrow poison, Bedbugs, Blowpipe Poison, Cimicidae, Curare, deters insects, driving out bedbugs, Fish poison, fish poisons, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Insect repellent, Piscicide, Poisonous to fish, repels insects, toxic to fish, Used as fish poisons, vermin |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | Ferulic acid, inositol, Kaempferol, P-Coumaric acid |
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