Harmful plants in Caribbean folk medicine

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 261-265

  Paul, Jennifer H A ^a   Seaforth, Compton E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Caribbean region; folk medicine; herbal medicine; plant toxins; poisonous plants

Indexed keywords

CROTALARIA FULVA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT TOXIN; SENECIO DISCOLOR EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABRUS; ANGIOSPERM; APOCYNACEAE; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; ASCLEPIADACEAE; BORAGINACEAE; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; COMMON COLD; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA FULVA; DATA BASE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LANTANA CAMARA; LEGUME; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; LOGANIACEAE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDLINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; POISONOUS PLANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SELF MEDICATION; SENECIO; SENECIO DISCOLOR; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 80855130283     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: 20427166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2011.01123.x     Document Type: Review

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