Justicia pectoralis

Traditional uses

  • Ache(Stomach)

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Aphrodisiac

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Cachexia

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Chest-Cold

    Tradition: Trinidad

  • Cough

    Tradition: Dominican Republic

  • Fever

    Tradition: Trinidad

  • Flu

    Tradition: Trinidad

  • Hemostat

    Tradition: Trinidad

  • Nausea

    Tradition: Trinidad

  • Nervine

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Pectoral

    Tradition: Venezuela

  • Pneumonia

    Tradition: Trinidad

Chemicals

  • ASCORBIC-ACID

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 280 to 1867

  • CALCIUM

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 6630 to 44200

  • CARBOHYDRATES

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 82000 to 547000

  • FAT

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 6000 to 40000

  • FIBER

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 28000 to 187000

  • IRON

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 74 to 495

  • PHOSPHORUS

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 350 to 2335

  • THIAMIN

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 0.4 to 2.7

  • TRYPTAMINES

    Plant part: Plant

  • BETAINE

    Plant part: Plant

  • COUMARIN

    Plant part: Plant

  • BETA-CAROTENE

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 27 to 178