Febrifugal
31Aristolochia Arborescens — L. Dutchman s pipe (E); Snakeroot (E); Flor de culebra (D); Mato (C). This is a favorite snakebite medicine in Darien. the leaves and/or roots are abortifacient; emmenagogic, febrifugal, sudorific, and are used for chills, colds, dysentery, and… …
32Bambusa Arundinacea — Willd. Bamboo (E); Bambu (S); Chogro (Ch); Nala (Cu). In Latin America, bamboos are used mostly for construction, not for the culinary role that they play in the Orient. Various bamboos are cultivated, but mostly for ornamental and construction.… …
33Caesalpinia Crista — L. Nickernut (E); Seabean (E); Calentura (P); Mato (P) . The seeds, sometimes used in necklaces are considered febrifugal, periodic, tonic, and vesicant. they are used to treat colic, convulsions, hydrocele, leprosy, and palsy. The oil from the… …
34Cardiospermum Halicacabum — L. Balloonvine (E); Farolito (C) . The young foliage is used as a potherb. The seeds are tonic, febrifugal, and diaphoretic …
35Carica Papaya — L. Papaya (E,S); Kwarkwatta (Cu); Papanajo (Ch) . Food comes from the papaya in many forms. When ripe, the fruit may be as large as a watermelon, and the pulp is sweet and orange. It consists of about 90% water, but is righ in vitamin A. The… …
36Cassia Bicapsularis — L. Bicho (C); Bombito (C); Cafe de pobre (C). Toasted seeds are used as a coffee substitute. The plant is regarded as antiasthmatic, antihemorrhoidic, febrifugal, laxative, and insecticidal. In Costa Rica, stems and leaves are used with roots of… …
37Cassia Occidentalis — L. Senna (E); Bicho (C); Frijolillo (P); Potra (C) . Young leaves and pods are edible cooked; roasted seeds are substituted for coffee and the flowers are eaten in famines. Root bark serves as a quinine substitute and is used to treat gonorrhea.… …
38Cedrella Odorata — L. Spanish cedar (E); Cedro (S); Cobana (CR) . The seeds of this honey tree are vermifugal. The aromatic wood is used for cigar boxes, moth proof chests, etc., and is exported to the United States from Panama. The root bark is febrifugal. Bayano… …
39Chomelia spinosa — Jacq. Tom bush (E) . The fruits are edible and febrifugal …
40Cissampelos pareira — L. Bejunco de cerca (C); Patacon (C) . In Colombia, the vine is used for cordage. The plant is antiasthmatic, diuretic, expectorant, emmenagogic, febrifugal, lithontriptic, sudorific, and is used as a barbasco and a snakebite cure. The roots are… …
