Jamaica Dogwood

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Bahamas, Mexico, Guatemala, Haiti, US, "

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Analgesic, Anodyne, Dysmenorrhea

Science studied: DEHYDROMILLETTONE, GALACTOSE, ICHTHYNONE, ISOMILLETTONE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Piscidia piscipula

Common names: Jamaica Dogwood, Barbasco, Fish-fuddle tree, Fishfuddle, Florida fishpoison tree, Jamaica-dogwood, Jamaican dogwood, Jamaican-dogwood, Ja´abin, fish-poison-tree, haabí, piscidie mámivá, piscídia mámivá

POWO: 199978-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Bahamas, Mexico, Elsewhere, Guatemala, Haiti, US, ".

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Analgesic
• Anodyne
• Dysmenorrhea
• Gestation
• Mange
• Narcotic
• Neuralgia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Bahamas
• Mexico
• Elsewhere
• Guatemala
• Haiti
• US
• "

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Analgesic
• Anodyne
• Dysmenorrhea
• Gestation
• Mange
• Narcotic
• Neuralgia
• Piscicide
• Poison
• Poison(Arrow)
• Sedative

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Head) · Bahamas · "
• Analgesic · Mexico · "
• Anodyne · Elsewhere · "
• Dysmenorrhea · Mexico · "
• Gestation · Mexico · "
• Mange · Mexico · "
• Narcotic · Guatemala · "
• Narcotic · Mexico · "
• Neuralgia · Mexico · "
• Piscicide · Bahamas · "
• Piscicide · Haiti · "
• Piscicide · Elsewhere · "
• Piscicide · Guatemala · "
• Piscicide · US · "
• Poison · Elsewhere · "
• Poison(Arrow) · " · "
• Sedative · Elsewhere · "
• Sialogogue · Mexico · "
• Soporific · Elsewhere · "
• Spasm · Mexico · "
• Sudorific · Mexico · "
• Ache(Tooth) · Mexico · "
• Arrow · Mexico · "
• Inebrity · Mexico · "

10 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

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

• Urban inflorescence litter of Jacaranda mimosifolia and Piscidia piscipula improves soil with nutrimental elements and provides a specific elemental stoichiometric fingerprint · 2023 source ↗
• Pre-Germinative Treatments and Morphophysiological Traits in <i>Enterolobium cyclocarpum</i> and <i>Piscidia piscipula</i> (Fabaceae) from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• DEHYDROMILLETTONE
• GALACTOSE
• ICHTHYNONE
• ISOMILLETTONE
• LISETIN
• MALIC-ACID
• MILLETTONE
• MUNETONE
• PISCERYTHRONE
• PISCIDIC-ACID
• PISCIDIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
• ROTENONE
• SUCCINIC-ACID
• SUMATROL
• TANNIN
• CITRIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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