Origin:
Mexico
Medicinal  properties:
- Chest pains
- Emetic (root)
- Fractures (topical)
- Cathartic
- Stomatitis (latex)
- Emetic (root)
- Avoid in pregnancy

Armando González Stuart/ Plants Used in Mexican Plants Used in Mexican Traditional Medicine Traditional Medicine: Their Application and Effects In Traditional Healing Practices. - p. 163.