the plant are applied as a poultice to relieve aches and pains 

 (Schultes in prep.). 



Brunfelsia grandiflora D. Don ssp. Schultesii Plowman in Bot. 



Mus. Lean. 23: 6(197)259. 

 Collect.: Davis & Yost 958. 

 Waorani Informant: Geque (m). Downriver dialect: n.v. win^- 



The Waorani use the wood of this species in house construc- 

 tion. Although they recognize that the fruits are toxic, they do not 

 use the plant medicinally or as a hallucinogen. 



Brunfelsia grandiflora is one of the most prized medicinal 

 plants of the Amazon. The Quichua name chiricaspi or chiricsa- 

 A7<7^?omeans"cold tree" and "cold medicine", referring to its effect 

 of producing the sensation of chills. Indigenous groups through- 

 out the northwest Amazon use this plant to treat fevers. 



It is also widely employed as an hallucinogen and is often added 

 to narcotic drinks prepared from Banisteriopsis Caapi; it pro- 

 duces a tingling sensation in the extremities and intensifies the 



effects of the narcotic drink. 



Preparations of the plant are also used to treat rheumatism and 



arthritis (Plowman 1977). 



Capsicum chinense Jacq. in Hort. Vindob. 3 (1776) 38. t. 67. 



Collect.: Davis & Yost 993. 



Waorani Informant: Oncaye (f)- Downriver dialect: n.v. giimo 



The fruits of this cultivated pepper are used for stomachache. It 

 is never eaten as food but is often used by the shaman's wife to 

 bring him out of the intoxication induced by Banisteriopsis 

 murieala. 



Physalis angulata L., Sp. PI. (1753) 183. 



Collect.: Davis & Yost 995. 



Waorani Informant: Oncaye (0- Downriver dialect: n.v. eowane 



nioneamo 



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