S AXIFRAGACEAE 
Stereoxylon resinosum R. et P. Prodr. (1794) 14, t. 6. 
[ Escallonia resinosa (R. et P.) Pers. Syn. 1 (1805) 235.] 
(tiri encarnado; puca tiri; chachacoma) 
The women esteem the tips of the branchlets to prepare a 
purple and red dye. 
ROSACEAE 
Acaena anserinaefolia nom. nud. 
This plant is used to treat gonorrhoea, the infusion or 
decoction being drunk in the morning and afternoon. 
Acaena pinnatifida R. et P. Syst. (1798) 413. 
This plant is reputedly an excellent diuretic and refrigerant. 
Geum urbanum L. Sp. Pl. (1753) 501. 
(quellgon; canelilla) 
The epithet canelilla (“little cinnamon”) alludes to the aroma of 
the roots, which are used in infusion or decoction as an apperative 
and resolutive. Some people keep pieces of the root in the mouth 
to counteract the unpleasant smell often engendered by decaying 
teeth. 
Kageneckia lanceolata R. et P. Syst. (1798) 290. 
The bark and leaves are bitter and are employed in infusion for 
treating fevers. 
Kageneckia oblonga R. et P. Syst. (1798) 289. 
(guayo colorado) 
The bark is employed in tanning skins, and the natives in Chile 
value the seeds as a purgative. 
Nespilus uniflora C. Kock in Wochenschr. 5 (1862) 383. 
An infusion is considered a cure for the sickness known as 
verrugas (Carrion’s disease). 
Smegmadermas emarginata R. et P. Syst. (1798) 288. 
[Quillaja Saponaria Mol. Sagg. Chile (1802) 175, 354.] 
(quilley) 
A decoction of the bark is applied in clysters for treating 
hysterics. 
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