Coi oMHi \; Comisiiria del Piituma\ o. Sihulics ci Sniirli 2059. 



This herb is a presumed remedy for conjunetixitis. In the 

 Colombian Pulumayo. it is widely employed in the form of a tea 

 and baths to reliexe this most common ailment. 



1 he Spanish name of the plant in the region \sf Ionic nial\ the 

 Ingano name is irc-i^^ncn. givinan. 



M()RA( i:.\i: 



Helicost}lis scabra {Machr.) C.C. Bcr^ in Acta Hot. Ncerl. 18 

 (1969)464. 



C'oi oMiu a: Comisaria del Vaupcs. Rio Apapcii is. Randal dc Ya\ac()pi. "Fnor- 

 nioiis iicc. I.atcx v\hitc. Fruit green, edible." F-ebruar\ 18. |i).^2. Schulies vi 



Calucra 15-^66. 



The Makuna call this tree nwc-o and utili/e the late.x. which 

 the\ maintain is toxic, in alleviating cases of extreme intestinal 

 parasitism. The latex is said to be bitter and is mixed with warm 

 chicha. Ver> small doses must be taken. 



1 he Puinaxes, who know the tree as han-slwc-incL do not utilize 

 the latex as a \ermifuge but value it as an anti-fungal agent u hen 

 repeatedlv painted and dried on infected parts of the skin. 



Helicostylis tomentosa (A ci E.) Rushv in Mem. Torr. Bot. Club 

 6(1K96) 120. 



CoioMHix: Comisaria del Ama/onas. I.elicia. Noxember 194K. Sihuhes ci 

 Lopez 10400/. 



The latex of this tree is considered bv Indians of the I eticiaarea 

 to be toxic when ingested. 



Pseudolmedia laevigata Trcculc in Ann. Sc. Nat., ser. 3, 8 (1847) 

 129, t. 5. 



Coi OMHI a; Comisaria del Ama/onas. Rio Apaporis, Soratama. "Fruit red. soft. 

 Small tree." Fcbruar\ 4, 1952. Schuhvs ct Cabrera 15147. 



A tea made from the young twigs of Pscudolniedia laevi^aia is 

 esteemed by the Indians of the middle Apaporis as an excellent 

 stimulant of the appetite. 



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