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Euphorbiaceae
- Nili (Egypt)
- leshishit mequmetet
- לְשִׁישִׁית מְקֻמֶּטֶת
- el-tannum el-matwi التنوم المطوي
Annual
- Disturbed habitats
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Medicinal Complaints / Uses
Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
| System/State | Traditional Complaint/Use |
Activity / Interpretation | Traditional Preparation/ Administration |
Parts Used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal | Purgative |
Purgaive | Seeds & leaves used (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.) (See NOTES.) |
Leaf, Seed | Z |
Notes
Z quotes information on uses of Chrozophora plicata from J.C Uphof, Dictionary of Economic plants (1968) p. 128.
Cautions
Other Uses
Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
| System/State | Complaint / Use | Activity / Interpretation | Traditional Preparation/ Administration |
Parts Used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial | Prepare dye (bluish) |
Dye | Fruits are used. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)(See NOTES.) |
Fruit | Z |
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