Cynanchum acutum

Flora Palaestina Ethnobotany

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Cynanchum acutum L.

Apocynaceae

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

Vines, Phanerophyte shrub

  • Humid habitats
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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

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Notes

Cautions

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