Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Cassava

Plant

Family

Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae)

English

Cassava, Bitter brazilian arrowroot, Bitter cassava, Bitter tapioca meal, Brazilian arrowroot, Cassava?, Mandijba, Mandioca, Manicot, Manidoca, Manihot, Manioc, Sweet brazilian arrowroot, Sweet cassava, Sweet-potato tree, Sweet tapioca meal, Tapioca, Tapioca manihot, Yuca

Latin

Manihot esculenta Crantz., Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth, Jatropha manihot L., Jatropha stipulata Velloso, Manihot aipi Pohl., Manihot manihot (L.) H.Karst., Manihot utilissima Pohl., Manihot esculenta, Janipha manihot Kunth., Manihot edulis Richard, Manihot manihot Karsten, Manihot utilissima Müll. Arg.

Plantparts

foliage, Root, Tuberous roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abscess, Abscesses, Alleviating, American trypanosomiasis, Anaemia, Anemia, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-abscess, Anti-anemic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-eczemic, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Antihemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Antimicrobial, anti-microbial action, Antimicrobial Agent, Anti-Rheumatic, antiseptic, Antiviral, Antiviral Agent, Aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, arthritis, Asthenia, Atony, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Bleeding Stancher, blood building, blood formation, Bloodforming, Bloody flux, boils, catharic, Cathartic, Chagas disease, Chagas' disease, check bleeding, cordial, Cut, Cutaneous Eruptions, Cuts, debility, Demulcent, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive ulcers, disinfectant, diuretic, dysentery, Eczema, eruption, excema, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Fungal infections, Fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Gastric ulcer, Gastritis, General inflammation, General inflammations, haematopoiesis, haemostatic, hematopoiesis, Hemostat, hemostatic, hernia, Hernias, Hæmostatic, improves appetite, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation in stomach, inflammation of stomach, inflammations, Inflammations in general, inhibit bleeding, lack of appetite, lassitude, laxative, Loss of appetite, loss of blood, mitigating, movements of the bowel, Muscle Damage, mycosis, palliative, Poor appetite, purgative, Pyrexia, Rash, Rashes, Restores the blood, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, rupture, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, snake bite, Snake bites, sores, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate the appetite, Stiptic, Stomach inflammation, Stomach ulcers, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, Styptic, tonic, Traumatic injury, Ulcer, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of snake bites, viral infection, Viruses, virus infection, Weakness, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Cancer

Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, antineoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Neoplasm, tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Nicaragua, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Used in Bangladesh

Ingredients

 Acetone, Alanine, aluminium, arginine, ascorbic acid, ash, Aspartic acid, Boron, Calcium, calcium oxalate, Carbohydrates, Citrates, Copper, Cystine, Dehydroascorbic acid, essential oil, fat, Fibres, Glutamic acid, Glycine, glycoside, Histidine, Hydrogen cyanide, iron, Isoleucine, Lauric acid, Leucine, linamarin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lysine, magnesium, Malates, manganese, Methionine, mineral salt, Monounsaturated fatty acids, Niacin, Oleic acid, Oxalate, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, Proline, protein, salicyl, saponin, Saturated fatty acids, Serine, sodium, starch, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, sugars, Sulfur, Taraxerol, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine, Vitamin B, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6238

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