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The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Diseases & Uses

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Plant Names

English

Latin
AbsinthiumArtemisia absinthium
AcerolaMalpighia glabra
AguajeMauritia flexuosa
Air potatoDioscorea bulbifera
Aloe veraAloe vera
AnattoBixa orellana
AndirobaCarapa guianensis
Ansu apricotPrunus armeniaca
AubergineSolanum melongena
AvelozEuphorbia tirucalli
AvocadoPersea americana
Balsamscale grassElionurus
BananaMusa
Barbados nutJatropha curcas
BasilOcimum basilicum
Bastard cedarProtium heptaphyllum
BeetBeta vulgaris
Beggar sticksBidens pilosa
Belizian genipTalisia esculenta
BelladonnaAtropa bella-donna
Bermuda grassCynodon dactylon
Big eggplantSolanum erianthum
Billygoat weedAgeratum conyzoides
BirthwortAristolochia
Bitter appleCitrullus lanatus
Bitter melonMomordica charantia
Bitter orangeCitrus x aurantium
Bitter tomatoSolanum aethiopicum
Black mulberryMorus nigra
Black nightAlternanthera brasiliana
Blue snakeweedStachytarpheta cayennensis
BoldoPeumus boldus
Brazilian blady grassImperata brasiliensis
Brazilian copalHymenaea courbaril
Brazilian ironwoodLibidibia ferrea
Brazilian mahoganyCariniana estrellensis
Brazilian pepper treeSchinus terebinthifolia
Brazilian plumSpondias mombin
Brazilian sassafrasOcotea odorifera
Brazilian stink grassMelinis minutiflora
Bull nettleCnidoscolus urens
Bur cucumberCucumis anguria
Bushy matgrassLippia alba
CactusOpuntia cochenillifera
CagaitaEugenia dysenterica
CajuiAnacardium giganteum
Calabash treeCrescentia cujete
Camu camuMyrciaria dubia
CarambolaAverrhoa carambola
CardoonCynara cardunculus
Caribbean trumpet treeTabebuia aurea
CaseariaCasearia
Cashew treeAnacardium occidentale
CassavaManihot esculenta
Castor oil plantRicinus communis
Catole palmSyagrus oleracea
Cat's clawUncaria guianensis
CecropiaCecropia pachystachya
CeibaCeiba
Century plantAgave americana
Chaste treeVitex
Cheese weedMalva parviflora
Chili pepperCapsicum frutescens
CitrusCitrus
Clove basilOcimum gratissimum
CloverTrifolium
Coconut treeCocos nucifera
CocoyamsXanthosoma sagittifolium
Coffee sennaSenna occidentalis
ColeusColeus barbatus
Colombian cupheaCuphea carthagenensis
Common comfreySymphytum officinale
Common rueRuta graveolens
Common tobaccoNicotiana tabacum
Cotton plantGossypium
Country boragColeus amboinicus
Crab applesMalus
CrackopenCasearia sylvestris
Cream nutLecythis pisonis
Curled mallowMalva
David's milkberryChiococca alba
DorsteniaDorstenia
Dotted smartweedPersicaria punctata
ElderSambucus nigra
Espinheira santaMaytenus ilicifolia
Extra long staple cottonGossypium barbadense
Fava d'antaDimorphandra mollis
Field mintMentha arvensis
Flame vinePyrostegia venusta
Flat sedgeCyperus compressus
Fork-bracted rosemallowHibiscus bifurcatus
Fringed pod toothache plantAcmella ciliata
Fruit for wolvesSolanum lycocarpum
Garden nasturtiumTropaeolum majus
Garden onionAllium cepa
GarlicAllium sativum
GenipapoGenipa americana
Genip-treesGenipa
Giant granadillaPassiflora quadrangularis
GingerZingiber officinale
Globe amaranthGomphrena globosa
Golden trumpet treeHandroanthus chrysotrichus
Great morindaMorinda citrifolia
Greater burdockArctium lappa
Groo-grooAcrocomia aculeata
GuanandiCalophyllum brasiliense
GuavaPsidium guajava
Guinea hen weedPetiveria alliacea
GumtreeSapium glandulosum
Higuillo de limonPiper amalago
HoneyweedLeonurus sibiricus
Ihi kukae hipaAcanthospermum australe
Indian heliotropeHeliotropium indicum
Klip daggaLeonotis nepetifolia
Lemon grassCymbopogon
Lemon grassCymbopogon citratus
Lemon scented gumCorymbia citriodora
LettuceLactuca sativa
Licorice weedScoparia dulcis
LuffaLuffa operculata
MacarandubaPouteria ramiflora
MaceMyristica fragrans
MacelaAchyrocline saturejoides
Mama-cadelaBrosimum gaudichaudii
MangabaeiraHancornia speciosa
MangoMangifera indica
MaytenMaytenus
MilktreesSapium
MilkwoodTabernaemontana
MilkwortsPolygala
Monkey nutAnacardium humile
Monkey pepperXylopia aromatica
MoringaMoringa oleifera
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Night blooming jasmineCestrum nocturnum
NightshadesSolanum
OkraAbelmoschus esculentus
Old fusticMaclura tinctoria
OrtelaMarsypianthes chamaedrys
PapayaCarica papaya
PariparobaPiper umbellatum
Passion flowersPassiflora
Penny royalMentha pulegium
PequiCaryocar brasiliense
PhilodendronPhilodendron imbe
Physic nutJatropha
Pigeon peaCajanus cajan
PignutMesosphaerum suaveolens
PineappleAnanas comosus
Pineland plantainPlantago sparsiflora
Pink ipêHandroanthus impetiginosus
PomegranatePunica granatum
Pot marigoldCalendula officinalis
Prickly ashZanthoxylum rhoifolium
Princess vineCissus verticillata
PumpkinCucurbita pepo
PunarnavaBoerhavia diffusa
PunchberryMyrcia splendens
Purple cowpeaAncistrotropis peduncularis
Rashed treeCopaifera langsdorffii
Red cappelPalicourea crocea
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
Rough horsetailEquisetum hyemale
RushfoilCroton
SageSalvia officinalis
Sand peaEriosema
SesameSesamum indicum
Shepherd's purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Souari treesCaryocar
SourgrassDigitaria insularis
SoursopAnnona muricata
Spear mintMentha spicata
Spiked spirlaflag gingerCostus spicatus
SpurflowersPlectranthus
SpurgesEuphorbia
StonebreakerPhyllanthus niruri
StryphnodendronStryphnodendron adstringens
Sugar caneSaccharum officinarum
Sugar-applesAnnona squamosa
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
Sweet acaciaVachellia farnesiana
Sweet potatoIpomoea batatas
TamarindTamarindus indica
Tefé roseCochlospermum orinocense
TulipwoodPhysocalymma scaberrimum
TurmericCurcuma longa
WaterleafAmaranthus viridis
West indian elmGuazuma ulmifolia
White rose of yorkRosa x alba
Wild coffeePsychotria
Wingleaf soapberrySapindus saponaria
WormseedDysphania ambrosioides
Yagrumo machoDidymopanax morototoni
YopoAnadenanthera peregrina

Source: LiberHerbarum/Sn3531
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