Ipomoea dissecta (Jacq.) Pursh.
- Nota de alcance (en)
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Origin
Jamaica
Folk medicinal uses
Said by Steggerda to be used as a cathartic. An undetermined species of Ipomoea, called by Steggerda hog meat, is said to be used as a poultice. Browne stated that a decoction of the leaves of I. jamaicensis Don (wild potato slip) forms a moderate purge and removes worms.
- Nota bibliográfica (en)
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Asprey, G.F; Phylis Thornton/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts I & II. – p. 11.
