Cynanchum acutum

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Cynanchum acutum L.

Flora Palaestina Ethnobotany

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Climbing-vine, Strangle-vine, Stranglewort, Swallowwort (genus)
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Apocynaceae

  • Climbing-vine
  • Strangle-vine
  • Stranglewort
  • Swallowwort (genus)
  • khanaq mekhudad
  • חַנָּק מְחֻדָּד
  • bandoret el-hayya بندورة الحية
  • muddid مديد

Vines, Phanerophyte shrub

  • Humid habitats
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Medicinal Complaints / Uses

   

Medicinal Complaints / Uses

Cynanchum acutum L.

System/State Traditional
Complaint/Use		 Activity / Interpretation
Traditional
Preparation/
Administration		 Parts Used
Source
Mental Health

Nervousness

Anxiolytic

Preparation/ Admin/ Plant Part not specified

 Not specified B

Notes

Cautions

Cynanchum genus has species which contain cardiac glycosides that can effect the heart.

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