Cataplasm
71Aloe Vera — Burm. F. Barbados aloe (E); Sabila (C). The yellow juice is a famous burn remedy. Crushed leaves are used as a cataplasm for boils and ulcers; its yellow resin is cathartic, emmenagogic, insecticidal, vermifugal; used by mothers to make their… …
72Annona Squamosa — L. Sugar apple (E); Anon (S) . The edible fruits are applied to contusions as a cataplasm. The leaves serve as a barbasco, as a poultice to heal ulcers and boils, and to kill lice and extract guinea worms. Crushed leaves, applied to a fainted… …
73Canna — spp. Canna (E); Achira (C); Achiva (S); Bandera de uriba (C); Cafe cimarron (P); Capacho (C); Chisgua (C); Chumbima (C); Maraca (Ch) . The roots of some species serve as a source of starch allowed to diabetics (!). The seeds are used in necklaces …
74Drepanocarpus Lunatus — G.F.W. May. Escambron (S). The ripe fruits are said to taste like cocoplum, but they may be dangerous. The leafy stems, poisonous to mice, are used as ana aphrodisiac, Cataplasm, purgative, and for venereal diseases, leprosy, and heart trouble.… …
75Kallstroemia Maxima — Torr. & Gray. Abrojo (C); Caltrop (C); Hierba de pollo (C). The tender young plants are used as a potherb (!). The leaf infusion is used as a diuretic and cataplasm, and is said to hasten suppuration …
76Ocimum Basilicum — L. Sweet basil (E); Albaca (CR,D); Albahaca (CR,CR/ROC); Albahaca fina (P); Pisep (Cu) . The edible mucilaginous seeds, soaked in water to make a beverage, are considered aphrodisiac, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifugal, and stimulant,… …
77Paullinia Pinnata — L. Apgi (Cu); Barbasco (P). The powdery pulp of the fruits is sometimes eaten by Africans. The plant can be used as a fish poison; the seeds are poisonous. the stems are used as cordage. The roots are chewed for coughs. Crushed leaves are used as …
78Psidium Gujava — L. Guava (E); Guayaba (C,P); Nulu (Cu); Purijo (Ch) . The edible fruit, often laden with maggots, is said to make the eater smell like a bedbug. It is used to make wines and jellies. The roots are eaten in soup. The leaves are chewed to relieve… …
79cataplasmă — CATAPLÁSMĂ, cataplasme, s.f. Pastă medicinală, cu acţiune emolientă şi revulsivă, care se aplică, drept remediu, pe partea bolnavă a corpului; p. ext. bucată de pânză, bandaj etc. pe care se întinde această pastă, pentru a fi aplicată pe corp. –… …
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