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List of plants

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17. Escalera de motelo
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Name

Escalera de motelo
Schnella guianensis (Aubl.) Wunderlin
ngobü arw tõõne

Used parts

Bark
na´chamü

Medicinal uses

Wounds, fever, scar, anemia

o'ri arw ü ü , aüne, e ẽ ẽ, turaüne.

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18. Hierva Luisa
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Name

Hierba Luisa
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
naiyüatü

Used parts

Leave
naatü

Medicinal uses

Weakness, fever, headache, vomit

turaüne, aüne, nguéru, oü

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19. Hoja de Paiche
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Name

Hoja de paiche
Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.
de´chiatü

Used parts

Leave
naatü

Medicinal uses

Skin wounds

o´ríüne

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20. Limon
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Name

Limón
Citrus latifolia Tanaka ex Q. Jiménez
irumawa 

Used parts

Fruit, plant bud 
o'ri, náchaca

Medicinal uses

Headache, bloody stools, body aches, fever

nguéru, duün, nguune, aüne

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21. Lupunillo
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Name

Lupunillo
Euphorbia cotinifolia L.
wochinechikü

Used parts

Leave 
naatü

Medicinal uses

Body aches

nguune

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22. malva
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Name

Malva
Malachra ruderalis Gürke
malva

Used parts

Leave 
naatü

 

Medicinal uses

Fever, headache, body aches, diarrhea

aüne, nguéru, nguune, yaün

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23. Marañon
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Name

Marañon
Anacardium occidentale L.
coü

Used parts

Bark, leave
na´chamü, naatü

 

Medicinal uses

Diarrhea, fever, headache, anemia, ulcers

yaün, aüne, nguéru, turaüne, ma´neca

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24. Matarraton
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Name

Matarratón
Spondias dulcis Parkinson
ũnca arw dairũ

Used parts

Leave 
naatü

Medicinal uses

Fever, insect bites, ulcers

aüne, atw na pai, ma´neca

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25. Mentol
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Name

Mentol
Faramea capillipes Müll. Arg.
mentol

Used parts

Leave 
naatü

Medicinal uses

Fever, headache

aüne, nguéru 

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26. Mucura, Hoja de zorro
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Name

Mucura/Hoja de zorro
Petiveria alliacea L.
ngowaatü

Used parts

Leave 
naatü

Medicinal uses

Fever, headache, body aches, seizures, colic

aüne, nguéru, nguune, yuachi, ngu cuma

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