Dieffenbachia seguine (Dumbcane)

Traditional uses

West Indies

• Angina
• Dysmenorrhea
• Edema
• Prurigo
• Sterilizant(Male)
• Gargle

Cuba

• Aphrodisiac
• Contraceptive
• Corn
• Wart
• Insecticide
• Rodenticide

Brazil

• Arrow
• Poison(Arrow)

Germany

• Castration
• Sterilizant

Guadelupe

• Contraceptive

Portorico

• Contraceptive

Wi(Carib)

• Dropsy
• Varicosity
• Yaws
• Homicide

Elsewhere

• Frigidity
• Homeopathy
• Impotency
• Cyanogenetic
• Caustic
• Poison

Colombia

• Internulcer

Brazil(Tucuna)

• Poison(Arrow)

Tradition unspecified

• Poison

Colombia(Vichada)

• Poison(Arrow)

Dominica

• Contraceptive

Santa Lucia

• Contraceptive

Chemicals

Plant

• CALCIUM-OXALATE
• DUMBCAIN
• L-ASPARAGINE

Activities

1. Emetic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
2. Inflammatory — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
3. Laxative — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
4. Lithogenic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
5. Proteolytic — 1 compounds; DUMBCAIN