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Plant part | Popular use | Preparation and/or mode of use | Reference |
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Whole plant | Analgesic (headache) | Leaves anointed with “Sebo de Holanda” (mutton tallow) and heated in the fire are used as compress for headaches | [5] |
Analgesic (toothache) | Not specified | [3] |
Antimicrobial | Not specified | [3] |
Antipyretic | Decoction | [20] |
Dyscrasia | Not specified | [3] |
Dysphonia | Not specified | [3] |
Wound healing | Not specified | [74, 75] |
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Aerial parts | Antianemic (malaria treatment) | Decoction, used by oral route | [76] |
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Leaves | Abscess | Bath | [77] |
Alopecia | Ash leaves | [25] |
Analgesic (eye pain) | Not specified | [78] |
Analgesic (headache) | Not specified | [78] |
Analgesic (headache and otitis) | Not specified | [79] |
Analgesic (pain in general) | Decoction or infusion | [80] |
Analgesic (toothache) | Decoction or infusion | [80] |
Antianemic | Decoction | [81] |
Decoction by oral route | [82] |
Anticancer | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Decoction of the association of leaves of J. gossypiifolia with leaves of Petiveria alliacea and aerial parts of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, by oral route | [29] |
Not specified | [3] |
Anticonvulsivant | Not specified | [83] |
Antidiabetic | Decoction | [84, 85] |
Decoction by oral route | [30] |
Antidiarrheal | Decoction by oral route | [30] |
Not specified | [3] |
Antihemorrhagic | Decoction by oral route | [30] |
Fresh crushed leaves are used in cases of cutaneous and nasal bleeding | [86] |
Anti-infective | Decoction by oral route | [30] |
Not specified | [87, 88] |
Anti-inflammatory | Not specified | [78] |
Antipyretic | Decoction | [81] |
“Tea” | [5] |
Not specified | [88] |
Antiseptic | Bath prepared from the leaves | [5] |
Antithrombotic | Decoction or infusion | [80] |
Antiulcerogenic | Decoction by oral route | [30] |
Leaf juice | [89] |
Boils | Application of the pounded leaves | [90] |
Burns | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Used in association with seeds of Gossypium arboreum, sugar, honey bee, and fat of ram, prepared by grinding, applied topically | [29] |
Contraceptive and oxitotoxic | Not specified | [79] |
Depurative | Squeezed, the juice obtained is drunk | [91] |
Detoxificant | Not specified | [92] |
Eczema | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Emetic | Squeezed, the juice obtained is drunk | [91] |
Gastrointestinal disorders | Not specified | [79] |
Gingivitis | Leaf juice | [89] |
Gonorrhoea | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Healing | Bath prepared from the leaves | [5] |
Decoction | [30] |
Decoction or infusion | [80] |
Hemorrhoids | Used in association with leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and copper sulphate, boiled in water, and used as steam directed at the anal region | [93] |
Hemostatic | Decoction or infusion | [80] |
Hepatitis | Not specified | [12] |
Itching skin | Application of the pounded leaves | [90] |
Leprosy | Leaf juice | [89] |
Malaria | Decoction | [81] |
Decoction by oral route | [82] |
Used in association with leaves of Azadirachta indica and Combretum sp., boiled, for steam baths and by oral route | [94] |
Used in association with leaves of Combretum ghasalense and whole plant of Ocimum canum, by oral route or for steam baths | [94] |
Mastitis | Pounded leaves applied on swollen breasts | [90] |
Mycosis | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Psychoactive | Not specified | [79] |
Purgative | Not specified | [3, 88] |
Rheumatism | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Scabies | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Skin diseases | Not specified | [3] |
Stomachic | Decoction by oral route | [30] |
Not specified | [88, 92] |
Syphilis | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Thrush (oral candidiasis) | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Treatment of “cultural syndromes,” “derrame,” “quebrante,” “espante,” “vento-caído,” “panema,” “doença-do-ar,” “mãe-do-corpo” | Not specified | [79] |
Vaginal infection | Slightly boiled, used as vaginal wash | [91] |
Veneral diseases | Not specified | [92] |
Vermifuge | Ash of leaves | [25] |
Vertigo | Not specified | [3] |
Wounds and rashes | Bath of the leaves | [24] |
Decoction by oral route | [30] |
Decoction used as baths for cleaning wounds in dogs | [95] |
Wound disinfectant | Slightly boiled, used as wound wash | [91] |
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Stem | Analgesic (toothache) | Not specified | [96] |
Antianemic | Decoction by oral route | [82] |
Anticancer | Decoction by oral or topical route | [26] |
Emmenagogue | Decoction of barks | [70, 92] |
Malaria | Decoction by oral route | [82] |
Rheumatism | Not specified | [77] |
Thick blood | Not specified | [77] |
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Roots | Anticancer | Decoction by oral or topical route | [26] |
Root bark used for cancer of the lungs | [73] |
Anticonvulsivant | Not specified | [83] |
Antidiarrheal | Not specified | [89] |
Antimicrobial | Root bark used in bacterial infections | [73] |
Impotence | Decoction of the association of roots of J. gossypiifolia, Chiococca alba, Citrus aurantifolia, Desmodium canum, Roystonea regia, Senna occidentalis, Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, and Waltheria indica with the whole plant of Commelina erecta, Cyperus rotundus, and sugar, by oral route | [29] |
Leprosy | Not specified | [3, 92] |
Snakebites | Not specified | [22, 92, 97, 98] |
Urinary pain | Not specified | [92] |
Uterus diseases | Decoction by oral route | [99, 100] |
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Seeds | Analgesic (body pain) | Not specified | [101] |
Analgesic (headache) | Not specified | [79] |
Antigripal | Used in strong colds | [5] |
Antihemorrhagic | Not specified | [9] |
Antiulcerogenic | Seed oil | [3] |
Contraceptive and oxitotoxic | Not specified | [79] |
Depurative | Not specified | [91] |
Emetic | Not specified | [70, 91, 101] |
Gastrointestinal disorders | Not specified | [79] |
Leprosy | Seed oil | [3] |
Mycosis | Seed oil | [3] |
Psychoactive | Not specified | [79] |
Purgative | Not specified | [3, 9, 101, 102] |
Treatment of “cultural syndromes,” “derrame,” “quebrante,” “espante,” “vento-caído,” “panema,” “doença-do-ar,” “mãe-do-corpo” | Not specified | [79] |
Vaginal infection | Slightly boiled, used as vaginal wash | [91] |
Wound infection | Slightly boiled, used as wound wash | [91] |
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Fruits | Analgesic | Massaging pregnant women’s bellies with tea or garrafada* when they are in pain | [77] |
Analgesic (headache) | Tea or garrafada* | [77] |
Analgesic (toothache) | Tea or garrafada* | [77] |
Laxative | Ingestion in natura of the powder fruit | [102] |
Numbness after bug stings | Tea or garrafada* | [77] |
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Latex | Alopecia | Not specified | [25] |
Analgesic (eye pain) | Not specified | [78] |
Analgesic (pain in general) | Drink or massage the affected area with latex | [80] |
Analgesic (toothache) | Cotton soaked with latex kept in contact with the sore tooth | [103] |
Drink or massage the affected area with latex | [80] |
Anticancer | Not specified | [25] |
Antihemorrhagic | Not specified | [9, 24, 86, 95] |
Antithrombotic | Oral route | [80] |
Antiulcerogenic | Not specified | [20, 89] |
Bite of venomous animals | Application of fresh latex at the affected site | [5] |
Diuretic | A few drops of fresh latex in water | [6] |
Eczema | Not specified | [25] |
Gingivitis | Not specified | [89] |
Gonorrhea | Not specified | [25] |
Hemostatic | Not specified | [25, 80] |
Infected wounds | Application of fresh latex at the affected site | [5, 20] |
Leprosy | Not specified | [89] |
Mycosis | Not specified | [25] |
Purgative | A few drops of fresh latex in water | [6] |
Not specified | [9] |
Rheumatism | Not specified | [25] |
Scabies | Not specified | [25] |
Skin burns | Application of fresh latex at the affected site | [104] |
Not specified | [25] |
Stop of itching of cuts and scratches | Not specified | [95] |
Syphilis | Not specified | [25] |
Thrush (oral candidiasis) | Not specified | [25] |
Vermifuge | Not specified | [25] |
Wound healing | Application of latex at the affected site | [5] |
Drink or massage the affected site with latex | [80] |
Not specified | [74, 75] |
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Resin | Toothache | Toothpowder | [27] |
Wounds in lips and tongue | Topical application | [27] |
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Oil | Arthritis | Applied locally | [89] |
Purgative | Not specified | [89] |
Skin disease | Applied locally | [89] |
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Not specified | Alopecia | Tea applied locally in dogs | [105] |
Analgesic | Not specified | [13] |
Poultices | [95] |
Anticancer | Not specified | [13, 66] |
Antidiarrheal | Not specified | [28, 45, 106] |
Antihypertensive | Not specified | [45] |
Anti-inflammatory | Not specified | [13, 28] |
Antipyretic | Not specified | [28] |
Antiseptic | Not specified | [45] |
Antiulcerogenic | Not specified | [28] |
Coughs and colds | Bark juice (4 spoonfuls, 3 times a day) by oral route | [107] |
Detoxication | Not specified | [28] |
Diuretic | Not specified | [45] |
Eczema | Not specified | [28] |
Gum infection | Not specified | [28] |
Healing | Not specified | [45, 108] |
Hydropsy | Not specified | [5] |
Leprosy | Not specified | [28] |
Obstructions of the abdominal tract | Not specified | [5] |
Purgative | Not specified | [5] |
Regulate menses | Not specified | [109] |
Rheumatism | Not specified | [5] |
Snake and scorpion bites | Not specified | [3, 22] |
Stomach pain | Not specified | [28] |
Venereal diseases | Not specified | [28] |
Wounds | Poultices | [95] |
Used as bath | [28] |
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