antidiarrhetic

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• Antidiarrhetic — A substance for counteracting diarrhea. Acacia, Adenathera, Anacardium, Annona, Avicennia, Bidens, Brownea, Bursera, Byrsonima, Capraria, Carapa, Casuarina, Celosia, Chrysobalanus, Coccoloba, Cocos, Coffea, Crescentia, Cupania, Drepanocarpus,… …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

• antidiarrheal, antidiarrhetic — 1. Having the property of opposing or correcting diarrhea. 2. An agent having such action ( e.g., loperamide) …   Medical dictionary

• Celosia Argentea — L. Cockscomb (E); Abanico (P); Dedos de plata (C) . Young shoots serve as a pother b. the seeds are considered antidiarrhetic, antidysenteric, and aphrodisiac …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

• Drepanocarpus Lunatus — G.F.W. May. Escambron (S). The ripe fruits are said to taste like cocoplum, but they may be dangerous. The leafy stems, poisonous to mice, are used as ana aphrodisiac, Cataplasm, purgative, and for venereal diseases, leprosy, and heart trouble.… …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

• Haematoxylon Campechianum — L. Logwood (E) . The heartwood of this good honey plant, used to treat cancer, is antidiarrhetic and antidysenteric …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

• Psidium Gujava — L. Guava (E); Guayaba (C,P); Nulu (Cu); Purijo (Ch) . The edible fruit, often laden with maggots, is said to make the eater smell like a bedbug. It is used to make wines and jellies. The roots are eaten in soup. The leaves are chewed to relieve… …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary