Pharmacy in the Jungle - Medicinal Plants (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Pharmacy in the Jungle - Medicinal Plants

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A kichwa woman shows "lenchig" (Vernonanthura patens (Kunth) h. Rob., Asteraceae family) growing in her homegarden. A decoction of the leaves of this plant is used as an analgesic.

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Daniela M. Robles Arias

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