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Timaque
Chiococca alba
Timaque · Amadesiac · American Mint · Bejuco de barraco · Bejuco timaque · Brendel · Buck Root · Buckroot Amadesiac · Catucá · Dandy Root · David's Root · David's milkberry · David's-root · Davisroot · Kakanga Root · Lágrima · Mapepire Root · Petit Branda
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Dominican Republic, Mexico, Latin America, Haiti, US, Bahamas, West Indies
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Bechic, Bite(Snake), Blennorrhagia
Science studied: ALKALOIDS, METHYL-SALICYLATE, TANNINS
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rubiaceae
Scientific name: Chiococca alba
Common names: Timaque, Amadesiac, American Mint, Bejuco de barraco, Bejuco timaque, Brendel, Buck Root, Buckroot Amadesiac, Catucá, Dandy Root, David's Root, David's milkberry, David's-root, Davisroot, Kakanga Root, Lágrima, Mapepire Root, Petit Branda
History
The source record documents this plant in Dominican Republic, Mexico, Elsewhere, Latin America, Haiti, US, Bahamas, West Indies.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Bechic
- Bite(Snake)
- Blennorrhagia
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Emetic
- Expectorant
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- Medicine
- Pectoral
- Purgative
- Rheumatism
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Emollient
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
- Elsewhere
- Latin America
- Haiti
- US
- Bahamas
- West Indies
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Bechic
- Bite(Snake)
- Blennorrhagia
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Emetic
- Expectorant
- Medicine
- Pectoral
- Purgative
- Rheumatism
show 3 more documented entries
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Emollient
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOIDS
- METHYL-SALICYLATE
- TANNINS
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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