Cornutia pyramidata L.

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Dominica

• Locality

  Carib Territory, E of main road through town of Bataka.

• Elevation

  Alt. 135 m. (443 ft.)

• Coordinates

  15.22, -61.27

• Location Notes

  [West Indies]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

• Level 1 Use

  MEDICINES

• Level 2 Use

  Pain

• Level 3 Use

  Analgesic

• Use Notes

  Lower abdominal pain

• Level 1 Use

  MEDICINES

• Level 2 Use

  Pregnancy/Birth/Puerperium Effects/Disorders

• Level 3 Use

  Afterbirth

• Use Notes

  Medicament to clean out afterbirth

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Cornutia pyramidata L.
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WEST INDIES,<Dominica. Carib Territory. E of main road though town of Bataka. 15°13'N,
61°16'W. 135m. Very sunny, sloping hill, moist soil. Among cultivated banana trees.
Forming colonies.
Tree to 8m with dbh 15cm; branches becoming green at 3cm dia; shoots 1.5m, square, firm; firs erect, light blue.
d.v.: Eva iasav [Creole-PatoisJ.
USE: Analgesic f lover abdominal pain/Heditranient to clean out afterbirth llvsl. Infnsion v Aristolochia trilobata t yg lvs f weak action, ledelia trilobata for strong	.
NCI Sample codes: Bi(OCUK-005H),»D(OCDH-0055-V),WS(OCDH-0007-S) ,LF(OCOHOOH),
D,IT 0C0H05H
James Higgins 3	August 6, 1992
with Prosper Paris
Fieldwork supported by the national Cancer Institute and Kerch Research Laboratories<<<OCR