Botanical Index No. 183

Calabash Tree

crescentia cujete

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antiallergic, Antidote, Antiinflammatory, Antiseptic, Astringent, Carcinogenic, Choleretic, Emmenagogue, Emetic, Expectorant, Laxative

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient hippomane Aperitif Hemostat Pectoral Pulifuge Vermifuge Vulnerary Allergy Alopecia Anorexia Asthma Bacteria Biliousness Bleeding Bronchosis Bruise Burn Catarrh Childbirth Cold Congestion Constipation Cough Diabetes Diarrhea Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Edema Fever Flu Freckle Hematochezia Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Hernia Inflammation Itch Leukorrhea Nervousness Otosis Pain Palpitation Pneumonia Pulmonosis Salmonella Snakebite Spider Bite Sprain Staphylococcus Streptococcus Sunburn Toothache Tuberculosis Tumor Urethrosis UTI Vaginosis Worm Wound

Safety & Contraindications

Not recommended for internal consumption. Fruit pulp may be carcinogenic; ingestion may produce severe diarrhea.

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