Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don (APGIII 2009) [Name cited: Alocasia macrorrhiza(L.) Schott] |
Habarala; Hoa Pouk |
Sri Lanka; Bourapar District, Khammouane Province LAO |
Malaria |
Tuber |
Boil 3 slices with 3 parts sugar cane and 7 whole grains of rice, drink. |
Edirisinghe,1999EDIRISINGHE, S. Plant Based Antimalarials of the Indigenous Herbal Traditions of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: National Science Foundation, 1999. 23p.; Shirayama et al., 2006SHIRAYAMA, Y. et al. Modern medicine and indigenous health beliefs: malaria control alongside "sadsana-phee"(animist belief system) in LAO PDR. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, v.37, p.622-629, 2006.
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Amorphophallus bequaertii De Wilde |
Mbandakabiri, Ikomalyakabiri |
Africa |
Malaria, fever |
Tuber |
Place fresh tuber in hot water, filter, use filtrate for rectal injection |
Tshibangu et al., 2002TSHIBANGU, N.J. et al. Screening of African medicinal plants for antimicrobial and enzyme inhibitory activity. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.80, p.25-35, 2002.
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Anchomanes difformis(Blume) Engl. |
forest anchomanes |
Benin, Côte d'Ivoire |
Malaria, analgesic |
Leaves, Rhizomes/Roots |
- |
Adjano cited in Bero et al., 2009BERO, J. et al. In vitro antiplasmodial activity of plants used in Benin in traditional medicine to treat malaria. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.122, n.3, 21, p.439 - 444, 2009.; Almeida et al., 2001ALMEIDA, R.N. et al. Plants with central analgesic activity. Phytomedicine, v.8, n.4, p.310-322, 2001.; Atindehou et al., 2004ATINDEHOU, K et al. Antitrypanosomal and antiplasmodial activity of medicinal plants from C^ ote d'Ivoire. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.90, p. 221-227. 2004.
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Anthurium sp. |
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Ingano Macoa Amerindians, Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia |
Fever sores |
Sap |
Caustic sap is applied directly on fever sores |
Schultes & Raffauf, 1990 |
Anthurium uleanum Engl. |
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Secoya Amerindians, Amazonia |
Headaches |
Roots |
Decoction |
Schultes & Raffauf, 1990SCHULTES,R. E.; RAFFAUF,R.F. The healing forest: medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazonia. Portland (USA): Dioscorides Press, 1990. v. 2, 484p. (based on Vickers 220); Croat, 1994CROAT, T.B. The use of the new world Araceae as drug plants. Journal of Japanese Botany, v.69, n.4, p.185-203, 1994.
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Anthurium oxycarpum Poeppig |
folha cheirosa; yeuri cumare |
Indigenous Tacana, Bolivia |
Malaria |
Aerial parts |
- |
Deharo et al., 2001DEHARO, E. et al. A search for natural bioactive compounds in Bolivia through a multidisciplinary approach. Part V. Evaluation of the antimalarial activity of plants used by the Tacana Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.77, p.91-98, 2001.
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Anthurium cf. tridigitatum
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Mano, guaco de mata, tres dedos, corrientoso, deshinchador |
Costa pacífica, Colombia |
Rheumatic pain caused by malaria |
Leaves |
Macerated leaves rubbed over whole body |
Blair & Madrigal, 2005BLAIR, S.; MADRIGAL, B. Plantas antimaláricas de Tumaco: Costa Pacífica colombiana. 1 ed., Medellin: University of Antioquia, 2005. 347p.
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Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott |
- |
Menomini and Iroquois tribes |
Headaches |
- |
- |
Croat, 1994CROAT, T.B. The use of the new world Araceae as drug plants. Journal of Japanese Botany, v.69, n.4, p.185-203, 1994.
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Arum maculatum L. |
Wild arum |
Europe |
Malaria |
- |
- |
Zwinger, 1696, cited by Adams, 2011ADAMS, M. et al. Malaria in the renaissance: Remedies from European herbals from the 16th and 17th century. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.133 (2), p. 278-288, 2011.
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Caladium bicolor Vent. |
Pana, corazón de Jesús |
Costa pacífica, Colombia |
Swollen liver, liver tonic |
Leaves |
Boil 5-6 leaves in 1 L of water until ½ volume evaporated. Add lemon, allow to sit in morning dew. Drink 9 mornings before eating |
Blair & Madrigal, 2005BLAIR, S.; MADRIGAL, B. Plantas antimaláricas de Tumaco: Costa Pacífica colombiana. 1 ed., Medellin: University of Antioquia, 2005. 347p.
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Colocasia affinis Schott |
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Eastern Himalayan India |
Febrifuge |
Leaves |
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Prakash, 2005PRAKASH, K. C. Ethnomedicinal botany of the Apatani in the Eastern Himalayan region of India. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, v.1, p.1-8, 2005.
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Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott |
Taro (saru) |
Brazil |
Malaria |
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- |
Pravakar-Padhial, 2011PRAVAKAR, P.. Arum Family (Araceae): Taro, in: http://agriorissa.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/arum-family-araceae-taro.html. Access on 9/10/2011. http://agriorissa.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10...
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Culcasia lancifolia N.E. Br. |
- |
Kele, Gabon |
Fever |
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- |
Lekana-Douki, et al., 2011LEKANA-DOUKI, J. B. et al. In vitro antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of nine plants traditionally used in Gabon. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.133, p.1103-1108, 2011.
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Cyrtosperma johnstonii N.E. Br. |
- |
India |
Headaches |
Leaves, flowers, roots/ rhizome or whole plant |
- |
Gosling, 2001GOSLING, D. Religion and ecology in India and Southeast Asia. London: Routledge, 2001. 215p.
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Dieffenbachia sp. |
Patiquina |
Loreto, Perú |
Malaria |
Leaves |
- |
Kvist et al., 2006KVIST, L.P. et al. Identification and evaluation of Peruvian plants used to treat malaria and leishmaniasis. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.106, p.390-402, 2006.
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Homalomena propingna [presumably Homalomena propinqua Schott] |
Nyato |
Muruts, Sabah, Malaysia |
Chills |
- |
Heated, placed on forehead |
Kulip, 2003KULIP, J. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and other useful plants of Muruts in Sabah, Malaysia. Telopea, v.10, n.1, p.81-98, 2003.
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Homalomena rubra Hassk. |
Lung bala |
Kenya |
Splenomegaly, malaria, rubefacient |
Roots |
Decoction |
Leaman et al., 1995LEAMAN, D. A. et al. Malaria remedies of the Kenyah of the Apo Kayan, East Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo: a quantitative assessment of local consensus as an indicator of biological efficacy. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.49, p.1-16, 1995.
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Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites |
- |
Vietnam |
Malaria |
Whole plant |
- |
Tran et al., 2003TRAN, Q. et al. In vitro antiplasmodial activity of antimalarial medicinal plants used in Vietnamese traditional medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.86, n.2-3, p.249-252, 2003.
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Monstera sp. |
- |
Achuar Jívaro, Peru |
Liver pain |
Leaves |
Hot leaves applied to skin over the liver to alleviate pain |
Lewis et al.,1977. cited by Croat, 1994CROAT, T.B. The use of the new world Araceae as drug plants. Journal of Japanese Botany, v.69, n.4, p.185-203, 1994.
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Monstera deliciosa Liebm. |
- |
Brazil |
Malaria |
- |
- |
Brandão et al., 1985BRANDÃO, M. et al. Antimalarial experimental chemotherapyusing natural products. Ciência e Cultura, v.37, p.1152-1163,1985.
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Monstera spruceana (Schott) Engl. |
- |
Achuar Jívaro, Peru |
Liver |
Leaves |
Hot leaves applied to skin over the liver to alleviate pain |
Lewis et al., 1977 cited by Croat, 1994CROAT, T.B. The use of the new world Araceae as drug plants. Journal of Japanese Botany, v.69, n.4, p.185-203, 1994.
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Philodendron sp. |
- |
Indigenous Watorik Yanomami, Brazil |
Malaria |
Roots |
Infusion of aromatic, aerial roots, oral |
Milliken, 1997aMILLIKEN, W. Traditional antimalarial medicine in Roraima, Brazil. Economic Botany, v.51, n.3, p.212-237,1997a.
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Philodendron sp. |
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Quichua, Ecuador |
Hepatitis |
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Marles et al.,1988MARLES, R.J. et al. A contribution to the ethnopharmacology of the lowland quichua people of amazonian Ecuador. Revista da Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas e Naturales, v.16, n.63, p.111-120,1988.
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Philodendron cf. deflexumPoepp. ex Schott |
Taracua; bejuco agraz, meonomisi (Makuna), pijimacu (Yukuna); huncageme (Huaorani), u´cu (Secoya), ya´i (Siona); chuhudaek, itininga, pantorrilla |
Brazil, Colombia (Indigenous Makuna), Ecuador, Peru |
Fever |
Roots |
Softer pendant vines are macerated and drunk in cold water for fever |
López et al. 2006LÓPEZ ,R. et al. Manual de identificación de especies no maderables del corregimiento de Tarapacá. Bogotá: Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas (SINCHI) - GTZ (Germany), 2006. 120p.
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Philodendron fragantissimum (Hook.) Kunth |
- |
Tropical Americas |
Liver pain relief |
Leaves |
Cold poultice of the plant placed over the liver, for pain. Leaves may also be heated |
Lewis et al., 1977, cited by Croat, 1994CROAT, T.B. The use of the new world Araceae as drug plants. Journal of Japanese Botany, v.69, n.4, p.185-203, 1994.
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Philodendron cf. linnaei Kunth |
Cipo de tara, tracua; bejuco quemador; orejita de venado, ellapapar |
Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Suriname (indigenous Tirios) |
Malaria |
Whole plant |
Decoction of macerated plant for washings |
López et al., 2006LÓPEZ ,R. et al. Manual de identificación de especies no maderables del corregimiento de Tarapacá. Bogotá: Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas (SINCHI) - GTZ (Germany), 2006. 120p.
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Tapi'Ykü |
Wayapi, French Guiana |
Fever associated with tabu |
Leaves |
Decoction for external washings |
Grenand et al., 1987GRENAND, P. et al. Pharmacopées traditionnelles en Guyane: Créoles, Wayãpi, Palikur. Paris: Orstom,1987. 569p.
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Philodendron cf. uleanumEngl. |
- |
Mirana, Colombia |
Malaria, fever |
- |
Infusion |
Schultes & Raffauf, 1994SCHULTES, R.E.; RAFFAUF, R.F. De plantis toxicariis e mundo novo tropicale commentationes XXXIX febrifuges of northwest Amazonia. Harvard Pap In Bot 5: 50-68, 1994.
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Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Ten. ex Breitenb. |
- |
- |
Intense fever |
Rhizome |
In mixture with Artemisia annua |
Willcox et al., 2004WILLCOX, M. et al. Traditional herbal medicines for modern times-traditional medicinal plants and malaria. Boca Raton (USA): CRC press, 2004. 508p.
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Pistia stratiotes L. |
Tonflo |
Maritime Region, Togo |
Malaria |
Whole plant |
Decoction, taken orally |
Koudouvo et al., 2011KOUDOUVO, K. et al. An ethnobotanical study of antimalarial plants in Togo Maritime Region. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.134, p.183-190, 2011.
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Pothos ovatifolius Engl. |
Aka malung |
Kenya |
Splenomegaly, malaria |
Leaves |
Poultice |
Leaman et al., 1995LEAMAN, D. A. et al. Malaria remedies of the Kenyah of the Apo Kayan, East Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo: a quantitative assessment of local consensus as an indicator of biological efficacy. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v.49, p.1-16, 1995.
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Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott |
- Guaimbê-sulcado |
Brazil |
Malaria |
- |
- |
Zhang et al., 2001ZHANG, H. et al. Antimalarial compounds from Rhaphidophora decursiva. Journal of Natural Products, v.64, p.772-777, 2001.
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Rhaphidophora pertusa (Roxb.) Schott |
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Manokwari, (West Papua Province), Merdey, Wasior, Indonesia |
Liver diseases |
Leaves |
- |
Lense, 2011LENSE, O. Biological screening of selected traditional medicinal plants species utilized by local people of Manokwari, West Papua Province. Musantara Biocience, v.3, n.3, p.145-150, 2011.
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Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott |
Takbir gach |
Bangladesh |
Fever, pain |
Leaves |
Powdered leaves are drunk for 21 days |
Rahmatullah et al., 2009RAHMATULLAH, M. et al. A survey of medicinal plants in two areas of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh including plants which can be used as functional foods. American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, v.3, n.4, p.862-876, 2009.
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Spathiphyllum floribundum (Linden & André) N.E. Br. |
Madonna Lily |
Indigenous Tukano and Gwanano (near the Papurf River), Southeast Colombia |
Headaches |
Fresh inflorescences |
Placed directly on forehead |
Croat, 1994CROAT, T.B. The use of the new world Araceae as drug plants. Journal of Japanese Botany, v.69, n.4, p.185-203, 1994.
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Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) W. Salisb. |
- |
Micmac Indians |
Headaches |
Leaves |
Inhalation of volatile oils from ground leaves |
Lewis & Elvin 1977, cited by Croat, 1994CROAT, T.B. The use of the new world Araceae as drug plants. Journal of Japanese Botany, v.69, n.4, p.185-203, 1994.
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Xanthosoma atrovirens K. Koch & C.D. Bouché |
- |
- |
For swollen liver after bouts of swamp or malaria fever |
Leaves |
Fresh leaves applied to body |
Peckolt, 1893 and Uphof, 1959, cited by Croat, 1994CROAT, T.B. The use of the new world Araceae as drug plants. Journal of Japanese Botany, v.69, n.4, p.185-203, 1994.. |
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott |
Taioba, taiá |
Rio Manso-MG, Brazil |
Malaria |
- |
- |
Reskalla, 2001RESKALLA, A. Inhame, saúde como alimento e lucro como produto. Belo Horizonte: Estado de Minas/Agropecuário, p. 6-7, 2001., cited by Pedralli, 2002PEDRALLI, G. Dioscoreaceae e Araceae: aspectos taxonômicos, etnobotânicos e espécies nativas com potencial para melhoramento genético. In: SIMPÓSIO NACIONAL SOBRE AS CULTURAS DO INHAME E DO TARO II, 2002, João Pessoa. Resumo, João Pessoa: EMEPA-PB, 2002. v.2, 234 p.
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Xanthosoma undipes (K. Koch & C.D. Bouché) K. Koch |
Tall elephant's ear |
Costa Rica |
Malaria |
- |
- |
Chinchilla-Carmona et al., 2011CHINCHILLA-CARMONA, M. et al. Evaluación in vivo de la actividad antimalarica de 25 plantas provenientes de una reserva de conservación biológica de Costa Rica. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, v.84, p.115-123, 2011.
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