P. Valdez

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  • Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf, P. Valdez 43, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
Family: Poaceae

Collector(s): P. Valdez
Collection Date: 30 November 1895
Description: Uses: Flavoring herb, use in tea for stomach problems, fever, and cough; herbal bath for pasmo (Anderson et al. 2003:39, 244). Medicinal en forma de infusión calma los nervios, la tos, y para tratar la tuberculosis; y como barreras vivas alrededor de apiarios para ahuyentar a las hormigas (Arellano et al. 2003:255). Beverage, infusion taken for colds (Atran 1993:666). Taken for fevers, coughs, colds, and as a pleasent tonic. Promotes perspiration and excretion of phlegm and eases stomach cramps. Soaked in oil it is used to relieve backache, muscle spasms, and headaches. Also used as a stimulant (Arvigo and Balick 1998:133). Boil leaves in water, bathe for fevers or colds (Comerford 1990:331). Stomach complaints. To improve appetite. Make a tea with five stalks per liter of water. Above tea cures colic (Kunow 2003:73,120). Common Names: Zacate limón (Anderson et al. 2003:244). Zacate de limon (Arellano et al. 2003:255). Fever grass, Zacate Limón (Arvigo and Balick 1998:132). Lemon grass, zacate limón, su'uk limon (Atran 1993:666). Zacate limón (Comerford 1990:331). Zacate Limón (Kunow 2003:120).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2967301
OccurenceID: 45cb70b4-5a38-485b-ac09-0665b31a759c

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