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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ECUADOR
Prov. Morona Santiago - Medicinal Plants of the Shuar
No. 137
Verbenaceae
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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
05105045
Basin of Rio Morona, Rio Mangosiza. Nayumbime
45 km SE of Sucua (by air) ea. 2°43'S, 77°38'W.
Undulating terrain, reddish clay soils. Elev. ca.
300 m. Along trail 100m S of Don Luis Najamte's house
on path to river.
Herb to 30cm, flower with fimbriate petals, sap
clear.	N.V.:	ararats	(Shuar)
Principal interest: used against snake-bites.
About icc. of juice mixed with water and taken orally
once or twice; this must be done soon after being bit-
ten. Said to prevent serious complications such as
intestinal hemorrhaging, altered mental status. To
keep preparation on hand:	four plants are boiled in 1
liter of water down to 1/4 volume.
C. F. LIMBACH, M.D.
26 Feb.,
Funded by the Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, Inc
1990
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