Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea sp.

Uhi-keokeo

Hawaiian - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 37

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Scientific name: Dioscorea sp.
Common names: Uhi-keokeo
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Family (APG): Dioscoreaceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Bulb scrapings, other plant scrapings and water taken for a heated body and excessive sweating.

RECRD: 8135 id: 12552

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