Table 1 Ailment, form of preparation, and form of application of useful medicinal plants identified by inhabitats of the Doche vereda (Villavieja, Huila)
Common name | Scientific name | Used part | FP/FA | Ailment function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abreojo | Alternanthera sp. | Tw | De/Or | Cough |
Aguacate | Persea americana Mill. | Fr | De/Or | Circulation |
Albahaca | Ocimum basilicum L. | Tw | To, De/Or, Ex | Tired eyes, diarrhea |
Amansa guapo | Justicia pectoralis Jacq. | Le | Ar/Or | Relaxing |
Anamú | Petiveria alliacea L. | Tw | De/Or | Ulcer, cancer |
Anón | Annona squamosa L. | Le | De/Or | Vesicle |
Cacao | Theobroma cacao (Mill.) Bernoulli | Fr | De/Or | Migraine |
Caléndula | Calendula sp. | Tw | Ar/Or | Relaxing |
Chisacá | Tridax procumbens L. | Tw | De/Or | Antipyretic, cough |
Cilantro cimarrón | Eryngium foetidum L. | Tw | De/Or | Hepatitis |
Ciruelo | Spondias sp. | Tw | Ju/Bt | Antipyretic, dysuria |
Consuelda | Pseudelephantopus spiralis (Less.) Cronquist | Tw | Po, Ju/Ex | Anti-inflammatory, eye cleansing |
Cuchiyuyo | Trichanthera gigantea (Bonpl.) Nees | Le | De/Bt, Or | Acne, cleansing the blood |
Desinchadera | Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd. | Tw | Po/Ex | Anti-inflammatory |
Encaje | N/I | Tw | De/Or | Dysuria |
Escoba | Sida rhombifolia Mast. | Tw | De/Or | Diarrhea |
Gomo | Cordia dentata Poir. | Fl | De/Or | Cough |
Guácimo | Guazuma ulmifolia Pers. | Le | De/Or | Diarrhea |
Guanábano | Annona muricata L. | Le | Po/Ex | Anti-inflammatory |
Guayaba cimarrón | Psidium guineense Sw. | Fr | De/Or | Kidney |
Hita moreal | N/I | St | Ju/Ex | Earache |
Insulina | N/I | Tw | Ju, De/Ex, Or, Bt | Diabetes, kidney, abscesses |
Limón | Citrus × limón (L.) Osbeck | Le | De/Or | Abdominal pain, diarrhea |
Limoncillo | Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf | Tw | De, Ar/or | Abdominal pain, diarrhea, relaxing |
Mango | Mangifera indica L. | Le | Po/Ex | Anti-inflammatory |
Marañón | Anacardium occidentale L. | Tw | De/Or | Cough |
Matarratón | Gliricidia sepium Kunth ex Steud. | Le | De/Or | Antipyretic |
Moringa | Moringa oleifera Lam. | Le | Ar/Or | Relaxing, colon |
Mosquero | Croton pedicellatus Kunth | Tw | De/Bt, Or | Diarrhea |
Naranjo | Citrus × sinensis (L.) Osbeck | Le | De/Or | Accelerates labor |
Orégano | Origanum vulgare L. | Le | De/Or | Tension |
Papaya | Carica papaya L. | Fr | NP/Or | Colon, gastritis |
Pelá | Acacia farnesiana Wall. | Ro, Ba | De/Bt, Or | Antipyretic |
Piñón | Jatropha curcas (Adans.) Griseb. | Fr | NP/Or | Purging |
Pringamosa | Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur | Fl | Ar/Or | Cough |
Pronto alivio | Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. ex Britton & P. Wilson | Tw | Ar/Or | Abdominal pain, relaxing |
Sábila | Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. | Le | De, Ju/Or | Prostate, diabetes; cough, gastritis, hair loss |
Simecojé | Momordica charantia L. | Tw | De/Or | Gastritis, antipyretic |
Tomillo | Thymus sp. | Tw | De/Or | Cold, cough |
Toronjil | Melissa sp. | Tw | Ar/Or | Relaxing |
Verbena | Verbena litoralis Kunth | Tw | Ju/Or | Antipyretic |
Verdolaga | Portulaca sp. | Tw | De, Ju/Or | Dysuria, ulcer |
Yerbabuena | Mentha spicata L. | Tw | Ar, De/Or | Abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomit |
Yuquillo | N/I | Tw | De/Or | Cancer |
Sasafrás | Bursera tomentosa (Jacq.) Triana & Planch. | Tw | De/Ex, Bt | Mosquito bites, rheumatism |