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Plant list

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37. Tangarana Rojo

Name

Tangarana rojo
Triplaris weigeltiana (Rchb.) Kuntze
conüwa daukü

Used part

Bark 
na´chamü

Medicinal uses

Headache, stomachache, tumor, diarrhea, fever

nguéru, nguáchineca, tainagü, yaün, aüne

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38. Tapahuillo, Cacahuillo
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Name

Tapahuillo, Cacahuillo
Tanaecium affine (A.H. Gentry) L.G. Lohmann
cacaochikw 

Used parts

Leave
naatü

Medicinal uses

Skin wounds, stomachache

o´ríüne, nguáchineca

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39. Toe
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Name

Toe
Brugmansia Pers.
toe

Used parts

Leave
naatü

Medicinal plants

Skin wounds

o´ríüne

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40 Totumo
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Name

Totumo 
Crescentia cujete L.
ngawe

Used parts

Fruit
o'ri

Medicinal plants

Malaria, diarrhea, headache, rash, fever

du'ru, yaün, nguéru, waine, aüne

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41. Ubo
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Name

Ubo  
Spondias mombin L.
yomeru 

Used parts

Bark, leave, fruit
na´chamü, naatü, o'ri

Medicinal plants

Diarrhea, vomit, colic, hemorrhage, bloody stools, anemia, rush

yaün, oü, ngu cuma, ãgü, duün, turaüne, waine

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42. Uña de gato roja

Name

Uña de gato roja 
Uncaria guianensis (Aubl.) J.F. Gmel.
michi patü daukü

Used parts

Bark
​na´chamü

Medicinal uses

Hemorrhages, body aches, infection, skin wounds, bloody stools

ãgü, nguune, ti dawe, o´ríüne, duün

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43. Uña de gavilán
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Nombre

Uña de gavilán
Machaerium kegelii Meisn. 
rw inyü patü

Parte utilizada

Bark â€‹
na´chamü

Usos medicinales

Diarrhea, bloody stools 

yaün, duün

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44. Yaraqui botoncillo
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Nombre

Yaraqui / botoncillo 
Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult.
butunchikw 

Parte utilizada

Leave 
naatü

Usos medicinales

Gastritis, intestinal colics, ulcers, diarrhea

gastritis, nguanü, ma´neca, yaün

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45. Yarumo
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Nombre

Yarumo 
Cecropia ficifolia Warb. ex Snethl.
oma   wa

letra

Parte utilizada

Root, plant bud 
na´chuma, náchaca

Usos medicinales

Inflammation, bloody stools, fever, diarrhea

tarw cha, duün, aüne, yaün

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46. Zurba
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Nombre

Zurba
Couma macrocarpa Barb. Rodr.
nge'chi 

Parte utilizada

Resin 
nagü

Usos medicinales

Diarrhea, headache, anemia

yaün, nguéru, turaüne

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