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Anamu

Petiveria alliacea

Anamu · Guinea Hen Leaf · Mucura · Anamú · Báklö́ Klö́ · Carricillo silvestre · Condición · Condición panka · Congo root · Congoroot · Co’arahuëëco · Garlic weed · Guinea Hen-Plant · Guinea Hen-Weed · Guinea Henweed · Guinea hen weed · Guinea-hen-plant · Guinea-hen-weed · Gully root · Monte zorillo

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Latin America, Trinidad, Haiti, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, "

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Ache(Head), Antiseptic, Aphrodisiac

Science studied: BENZALDEHYDE, BENZOIC-ACID, COUMARIN, ISOARBORINOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Phytolaccaceae

Scientific name: Petiveria alliacea

Common names: Anamu, Guinea Hen Leaf, Mucura, Anamú, Báklö́ Klö́, Carricillo silvestre, Condición, Condición panka, Congo root, Congoroot, Co’arahuëëco, Garlic weed, Guinea Hen-Plant, Guinea Hen-Weed, Guinea Henweed, Guinea hen weed, Guinea-hen-plant, Guinea-hen-weed, Gully root, Monte zorillo

History

The source record documents this plant in Latin America, Elsewhere, Trinidad, Haiti, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and 4 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Abortifacient
Ache(Head)
Antiseptic
Aphrodisiac
Bite(Snake)
Catarrh
Cold
Counterirritant

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Cystitis
Decoagulant
Depurative
Diuretic
Dysmenorrhea
Ecbolic
Emmenagogue
Expectorant
Fever
Flu
Cold(Head)
Hysteria
Insecticide
Repellant(Insect)
Lung
Nerves
Paralysis
Parturition
Piscicide
Repellant(Bat)
Rheumatism
Rootcanal
Sedative
Spasm
Sudorific
Ache(Tooth)
Tumor
Venereal
Vermifuge
Womb
Caries
Pertussis
Rabies
Poison(Arrow)
Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

Latin America
Elsewhere
Trinidad
Haiti
Mexico
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
"
Mexico(Maya)
Brazil
Panama(Choco)

Documented cultural uses

Abortifacient
Ache(Head)
Antiseptic
Aphrodisiac
Bite(Snake)
Catarrh
Cold
Counterirritant
Cystitis
Decoagulant
Depurative
Diuretic

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Dysmenorrhea
Ecbolic
Emmenagogue
Expectorant
Fever
Flu
Cold(Head)
Hysteria
Insecticide
Repellant(Insect)
Lung
Nerves
Paralysis
Parturition
Piscicide
Repellant(Bat)
Rheumatism
Rootcanal
Sedative
Spasm
Sudorific
Ache(Tooth)
Tumor
Venereal
Vermifuge
Womb
Caries
Pertussis
Rabies
Poison(Arrow)
Poison

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

Cardioprotective effects of an ethanol-soluble fraction of Petiveria alliacea L. in hypertensive rats under isoprenaline-induced stress. · 2026 source ↗
Control of Varroa destructor in honey bees (Apis mellifera) with the aqueous extract of Petiveria alliacea and identification of its constituents by LC-MS. · 2026 source ↗
Dietary Guinea hen weed (Petiveria alliacea) leaf meal improves growth performance, redox balance and inflammatory indices in rabbits raised under hot-humid tropical conditions. · 2026 source ↗