Term Broader Term-Narrower Term Specialisations Generalisation Broader Narrower Related Terms Related Term Synonym Preferred Term Non-Preferred Term Scope Note Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm Herb 10 cm, dank wall, San Andrs.

Uses: wash whole plant, crush into paste with alcohol, place on forehead for nose bleeds; boil leaves with those of other species, drink for urinary problems. Comerford 118, 16 Nov 1994.

Uses: diarrhea, bronchitis.

Toxicity: Contraceptive.                                                 

Origin: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mauritius, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Reunion, South Africa, Suriname, United States, Venezuela.
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Origin

Jamaica

Folk medicinal uses

In Jamaica this plant is said to provide relief in cases of asthma. Beckwith reports its use with 'egg trash' to make tea for a woman in labour and for both mother and child after the birth. In the Grenadines it is used for diarrhoea in children.

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