H. H. Bartlett | Botanical Collections

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Current Determination: Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult.

Family: Passifloraceae

Collector(s): H. H. Bartlett

Collection Date: 15 February 1931

Description: Uses: Cough, bronchitis (Ankli et al. 1999:154). Como afrodisiaco [Del Amo, 1979, Standley, 1930, Souza N., 1942, Martinez, 1969]; antipiretico (Del Amo, 1979); asma [Anon, 1949, Osado R., 1834, Souza N., 1942, Standley, 1930]; balsámico [Anon, 1949, Souza N., 1942, Standley, 1930, Martinez, 1969]; diurético [Del Amo, 1979, Martinez, 1969]; expectorante [Roys, 1931, Osado R., 1834,Anon, 1949]; impotencia [Osado R., 1834, Martinez, 1969]; inflamación de testiculos, vértigo [Roys, 1931]; melífera (Arellano et al. 2003:586). Medicinal (including insect repellent), food, beverage (Balick et al. 2000:73). Flower/leaf decoction for asthma and bronchosis (Duke 2009:722). Common Names: Orégano de monte (Ankli et al. 1999:154). Misibkok, misibkook, xmiisib kok, [Barrera, 1976]; miisib kok, miskaax (Yucatan) (Arellano et al. 2003:586). Hierba del pastor, hierba del venado (SLP), itamor real (Gro), pastorcilla (Q. Roo), [Martinez, 1979] (Arellano et al. 2003:586). Swam bush (Balick et al. 2000:73). Chac mixib, miixkok, misib escoba, misibkok, pastorcita, swamp bush, xmisibcoc, xmisibkook (Duke 2009:721).

Catalog Subset: Economic Botany

Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany

EMu IRN: 2970744

OccurenceID: 9ee678a8-07c7-43f4-a295-12e16d461b62

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