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

Rev.11-03-2021

Oakleaf carica

Plant

Family

Pawpaw family (Caricaceae)

English

Oakleaf carica, Oak leaved papaya

Latin

Vasconcellea quercifolia A.St.-Hil., Carica quercifolia (A.St.-Hil.) Hieron.

Plantparts

Matured Fruits, Milky juice, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Aids digestion, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Aperient, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, catharic, Cathartic, Constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispel worms, dispepsia, Dyschezia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Eupeptic, expel worms, Good for digestion, helmint, improves digestion, indigestion, Laxative, movements of the bowel, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, purgative, stimulates digestion, treatment for worms, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, Warming digestive, worm, worms

Other uses

Bed bugs, Cimicidae, driving out bedbugs, vermin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn7538

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