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Bay Cedar
Guazuma ulmifolia
Bay Cedar · Algodón de ceibo · Araticum-bravo · A’jijati · Bastardcedar · Bellota de cuaulote · Bois de hêtre vert, Hêtre gris · Chico-magro · Embira · Embireira · Embiru · Envireira · Fruta-de-macaco · Guacima; Bastard cedar · Guamaca · Guasmo · Guaxima-macho · Guaxima-torcida · Guazume à feuilles d'orme, Bibi jacot, Bois d'orme, Bubrome, Cidre de la Jamaïque, Orme d'Amérique · Guácima
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Haiti, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Mauritius, Java, Guatemala
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antidote(Comocladia), Asthma, Astringent, Chest
Science studied: MUCILAGE, BETA-SITOSTEROL, CAFFEINE, FRIEDELIN-3BETA-OL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Sterculiaceae
Scientific name: Guazuma ulmifolia
Common names: Bay Cedar, Algodón de ceibo, Araticum-bravo, A’jijati, Bastardcedar, Bellota de cuaulote, Bois de hêtre vert, Hêtre gris, Chico-magro, Embira, Embireira, Embiru, Envireira, Fruta-de-macaco, Guacima; Bastard cedar, Guamaca, Guasmo, Guaxima-macho, Guaxima-torcida, Guazume à feuilles d'orme, Bibi jacot, Bois d'orme, Bubrome, Cidre de la Jamaïque, Orme d'Amérique, Guácima
History
The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Elsewhere, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Mauritius, Java and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antidote(Comocladia)
- Asthma
- Astringent
- Chest
- Depurative
- Diaphoretic
- Diarrhea
- Elephantiasis
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- Emollient
- Fertility(Veterinary)
- Fever
- Hair
- Kidney
- Leprosy
- Liver
- Malaria
- Obesity
- Pectoral
- Refrigerant
- Skin
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Syphilis
- Bronchitis
- Dysentery
- Medicine
- Lung
- Scurf
- Styptic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Haiti
- Elsewhere
- Mexico
- Venezuela
- Dominican Republic
- West Indies
- Mauritius
- Java
- Guatemala
Documented cultural uses
- Antidote(Comocladia)
- Asthma
- Astringent
- Chest
- Depurative
- Diaphoretic
- Diarrhea
- Elephantiasis
- Emollient
- Fertility(Veterinary)
- Fever
- Hair
show 18 more documented entries
- Kidney
- Leprosy
- Liver
- Malaria
- Obesity
- Pectoral
- Refrigerant
- Skin
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Syphilis
- Bronchitis
- Dysentery
- Medicine
- Lung
- Scurf
- Styptic
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- MUCILAGE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CAFFEINE
- FRIEDELIN-3BETA-OL
- FRIEDELIN-3ALPHA-ACETATE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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