ELAOCARPACEAE 
Aristotelia glandulosa R. et P. syst. (1798) 125. 
[Aristotelia Maqui L’Herit. Stirp. Nov. (1784) 31, t. 16.] 
(maque) 
According to the natives, the fresh shoots, crushed and applied 
to the back and the area of the kidneys, lessen “excessive heat” in 
these parts of the body during fevers; when chewed, they cleanse 
and heal sores of the mouth. 
MALVACEAE 
Urena villosa nom. nud. 
Urena hamata nom. nud. 
(lausahacha) 
Womenfolk wash their hair with the mucilaginous material 
extracted from these two plants with cold water. It is used to 
lessen dandruff, to cleanse the hair of excess oil and to stimulate 
growth. 
OCHNACEAE 
Sauvagesia ciliata nom. nud. 
(yerba de San Martin) 
The Indians employ this plant medicinally for many purposes, 
especially to treat fatigue and chest ailments. 
Sauvagesia subtriflora nom. nud. 
[This plant is probably Sauvagesia erecta L. Sp. Pl. (1753) 203.] 
(yerba de San Martin) 
The natives value a decoction in treating chest pains. 
GUTTIFERAE 
Clusia rosea Jacq. Enum. (1760) 34. 
Clusia trioecia nom. nud. 
(matapalo) 
This strangler yields a resin, also called metapalo, which is 
highly esteemed in Peru for curing ruptures and fractures. 
Clusia radicans Pav. ex Pl. et Tr. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 4, 13 (1860) 
374. 
(pullapullquelpuan) 
The resin is employed as a bone-set. 
Hypericum sp. 
(chinchanho) 
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