Jamaican Dogwood
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Botanical Name |
Piscidia piscipula |
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Family |
Fabaceae |
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Other Names |
Fish poison tree, Piscidia erythrina |
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Family |
Leguminosae |
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Native to |
Caribbean, South America, Texas, West Indies |
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Parts used |
Stem bark |
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Actions |
Analgesic, anodyne, antispasmodic, sedative |
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Constituents |
Glycosides including piscidin,; flavonoids including sumatrol, piscerythrone, rotenone; resin alkaloid Isoflavones – lisetin, jamaicin, ichthyone, piscerythrone, piscidone and the rotenoids rotenone, milletone, isomilletone, sumatrol Organic acids –piscidic fukiic acid and its 3’0 methyl ester Beta sitosterol, tannins |
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Combines with |
Hops, valerian, black haw |
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Nervous system |
Insomnia, neuralgia, migraine |
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Other Uses |
Fish poison |