Equal parts of yellow tiri (Melastoma tomentosa) and of 
chinchanho, a bit of alum and some wine are boiled together in 
water with cottons and woollens until the fabric is dyed yellow. 
Hypericum corymbosum Muhl. ex Willd. Sp. Pl. 3 (1802) 1457. 
(chinchanho) 
These plants provide a yellow dye for woollens and cotton 
goods. 
Hypericum subulatum nom. nud. 
(chinchancco) 
This plant is very abundant in Peru and is employed by the 
natives to dye woollens and cotton fabrics a beautiful yellow. 
BIXACEAE 
Bixa muricata “9m. nud. 
(maxpachin) 
Peruvian natives colour their foods and dye a variety of objects 
with the seeds, as they do also with the seeds of Bixa Orellana. 
Bixa Orellana L. sp. Pl. (1753) 512. 
(achote; achiote; huantura) 
The seeds are reputedly an excellent diuretic. They are used to 
colour spiced foods and serve also as a dyestuff. 
LOASACEAE 
Loasa punicea Phil. In An. Univ. Chile (1884) reimpr. 4. 
(pomaysancca) 
Women in rural areas take an infusion or decoction to induce 
menstruation. 
LYTHRACEAE 
Cuphea ciliata R. et P. syst. (1798) 120. 
(yerba de la culebra) 
The natives employ a decoction and infusion of this plant to 
relieve weariness and fatigue. 
UMBELLIFERAE 
Hydrocotyle umbellata L. Sp. Pl. (1753) 234. 
Hydrocotyle vulgaris L. Sp. Pl. (1753) 234. 
(oreja de abad, petacones) 
The juices of both species are said to cure ulcers of the mouth. 
When applied to an infected pimple, they bring it to a head and 
heal it. 
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