Steinmetz:Mikania

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Mikania guaco

Also known as (or relevant to) Mikania guaco (and other species) Family Compositae English Names Guaco Natural Habitat Venezuela Columbia Part(s) Used Folia Guaco

Constituent(s) bitter principle (guazin) tannin Action nervine antispasmodic. The juice of the leaf and the stalk is considered to be a remedy in intermittent fever and cholera.