Indian Hemp

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Brazil, Mexico, South America, BR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antidote(Atropine), Antidote(Belladonna), Baldness, Diaphoretic

Science studied: EO, ISOPILOCARPIDINE, ISOPILOCARPINE, PILOCARPIDINE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Rutaceae

Scientific name: Pilocarpus jaborandi

Common names: Indian Hemp, Pernambuco Jaborandi, jaborandi, pilokarp lekársky, potoślin pierzastolistny

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Brazil, Mexico, South America, BR.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antidote(Atropine)
• Antidote(Belladonna)
• Baldness
• Diaphoretic
• Dropsy
• Emetic
• Glaucoma
• Pleurisy

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Brazil
• Mexico
• South America
• BR

Documented cultural uses

• Antidote(Atropine)
• Antidote(Belladonna)
• Baldness
• Diaphoretic
• Dropsy
• Emetic
• Glaucoma
• Pleurisy
• Poison
• Rheumatism
• Bright's Disease
• Renitis

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• EO
• ISOPILOCARPIDINE
• ISOPILOCARPINE
• PILOCARPIDINE
• ALPHA-PINENE
• 2-UNDECANONE
• VINYL-DODECANOATE
• PILOCARPINE
• SANDARACOPIMARADIENE
• MYRCENE
• LIMONENE

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.

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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