Steinmetz:Agave

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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009

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Medicinal Effect
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[edit] Agave americana

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Amaryllidaceae
English Names
  • American Sisal
  • American Aloe
Natural Habitat
  • tropical and subtropical countries
  • Mexico
  • Southern Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Agavae
  • Radix Agavae
Constituent(s)
  • leaf: sugar
  • saponin; root: sugar
  • resin
Action
  • diuretic
  • depurative
  • anti-scorbutic
  • anti-syphilitic
  • In Mexico a favorite drink (called Pulque) is prepared from the sweet sap. The roots are considered antisyphilitic and are employed as a substitute for Radix Sarsaparillae

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