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Appendix B: Plants with Uses Similar to Roys (1931)
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appendix b Plants with Uses Similar to Roys (1931) The scientific binomial appears in the first column. The second column contains the use(s) I collected that also appear in Roys’ () The Ethno-Botany of the Maya. Scientific Binomial Use Annona glabra L. Edible fruit Annona squamosa L. Edible fruit, fever Asclepias curassavica L. (figure ) R. Abscesses K. Toothache (painkiller) Bauhinia divaricata L. (figure ) R. Pleurisy K. Sore throat Bixa orellana L. Condiment, coloring agent, treatment for red eruptions (measles, smallpox) Blechum pyramidatum (Juss.) Fever Urban (figure ) Brosimum alicastrum Swartz Edible fruit, coughs Bunchosia swartziana Griseb. Convulsions brought on by evil winds (Bunchosia glandulosa (Cav. DC.) (epilepsy?) Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. (figure ) Skin ailments, snakebite, fever Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth (figure ) Edible fruit Calea urticifolia (Mill.) DC. Skin ailments Capsicum annuum L. Edible fruit Carica papaya L. Swellings, snakebite Casimiroa tetrameria Millsp. Fever Cassia villosa Miller (figure ) Skin ailments Catasetum maculatum Kunth (figure ) Swellings, sores Cecropia peltata L. Diuretic (Cecropia obtusa Trecul) Cedrela mexicana M. Roem Earache, house construction Citrus aurantium (Christm.) Swingle R. Buboes (Citrus amara Link) K. Bruises Cnidoscolus chayamansa Edible leaves, Mc Vaugh (figure ) purgative qualities (Jatropha aconitifolia Mill.) (Jatropha urens L.) Coccoloba uvifera L. Edible fruit Colubrina greggii S. Watson (figure ) Painkiller Cordia dodecandra Kunth Edible fruit Croton flavens L. R. Snakebite K. Bucal sores Croton humilis L. R. Sores, buboes K. Warts Diphysa carthagenensis Jacq. (figure ) Dysentery R. Inflamed eye K. Evil eye Scientific Binomial Use Dorstenia contrajerva L. Stomach problems Erythrina standleyana Krukoff Eye complaints (Erythrina americana Mill.) (Erythrina coralloides Mocq. & Sesse) Eupatorium odoratum L. (figure ) R. Blood in the urine, malaria, gonorrhea (Eupatorium conyzoides Mill.) K. Retention of urine (Trixis radialis [L.] Kuntze.) Euphorbia schlectendalii Boiss. Skin complaints Gossypium hirsutum L. R. Asthma K. Coughs Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. R. Abdominal pains, cramps K. Delivery pains, hastens birth, painkiller Hamelia patens (Jacq.) Skin ailments Hibiscus poeppigii (Sprengel) Garcke Swellings, inflammations (Hibiscus tubiflorus DC.) Jatropha gaumeri Greenman (figure ) Dysentery, purgative Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Witt Ingesting plant causes animals’ tails to fall out (Leucocephala glauca (L.) Benth. R. Does not note that seeds are edible Lonchocarpus longistylus Pittier (figure ) Ceremonial wine Metopium brownei (Jacq.) Urban Skin irritant Momordica charantia L. Edible Ocimum micranthum Willd. Dysentery R. Buboes K.Pimples Oxalis latifolia Kunth Skin ailments Passiflora foetida L. Sores Persea americana Miller Edible fruit, diarrhea, skin treatment Piscidia piscipula (L.) Sargent (figure ) House construction (Piscidia erythrina L.) R. Asthma (Ichthyomethia communis Blake) K. Coughs Psidium guajava L. Edible fruit, diarrhea Psittacanthus americanus (Jacq.) Mart. R. Buboes, sores K. Swellings, inflammations Rauwolfia heterophylla L. Sores Rhoeo discolor (L’Her) Hance Skin ailments Ricinus communis L. (figure ) R. Pain in the bowels K. Worms Rivina humilis L. Skin ailments Salvia coccinea L. R. Cavities K. Sores, painkiller Sapindus saponaria L. Soap Selenicereus donkelaarii (Salm.-Dyck) Skin ailments Sida acuta Burm. (figure ) Coughs Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Griseb. (figure .)Stomach complaints (Urera microcarpa Wedd.) R. Aching bones K. Body aches 0 ...
