Guarda orvalho

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Brazil

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Wound

Science studied: TROPACOCAINE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Erythroxylaceae

Scientific name: Erythroxylum citrifolium

Common names: Guarda orvalho, agagut, ararut, cocarana-do-cerrado, cumixá, guarda-orvalho, pimenta-de-nambú, pimentinha, pɨkau kɨ’ɨ̃y, pɨkau lemiũ’ɨ, tukã nãkũ sili

History

The source record documents this plant in Brazil.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Wound

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Brazil

Documented cultural uses

• Wound

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• TROPACOCAINE

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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