Herb - Specimen details

Herb - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 47076

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Plant Name 131.01 CHENOPODIACEAE Chenopodium ambrosioides Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Herb Vernacular Name
Iso Country Chile TDWG Region Chile
Parts Held Herb Geography Description Chile
Uses HerbUse: MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders User: Man TDWG use MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders
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Donor Pharm Soc GB Donor No 13 C 1
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Notes: Label source: The use of this plant as a vermifuge, for which purpose it is given in the United States, appears to be unknown in Chile, where it is employed as a stimulant to digestion, and as an emmenagogue. In cholera epidemics it is also extensively u, sed instead of mint. Dr Murillo remarks that he knows of no better carminative remedy in the treatment of the diseases of infancy.

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