Hippomane mancinella

Traditional uses

  • Arrow

    Tradition: Guatemala

  • Cathartic

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Diuretic

    Tradition: Dominican Republic

  • Dropsy

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Emetic

    Tradition: Mexico

  • Fatality

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Infection

    Tradition: Cuba

  • Piscicide

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Poison

    Tradition: Dutch

  • Poison(Arrow)

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Syphilis

    Tradition: Spanish

  • Tetanus

    Tradition: Cuba

Chemicals

  • 12-DEOXY-5-HYDROXYPHORBOL-6GAMMA,7ALPHA-OXIDE

    Plant part: Plant

  • HIPPOMANINS

    Plant part: Plant

  • PHLORACETOPHENONE-2,4-DIMETHYLETHER

    Plant part: Leaf

  • SAPOGENIN

    Plant part: Plant

  • MANCINELLIN

    Plant part: Plant

  • PHYSOSTIGMINE

    Plant part: Fruit. Amount: 200