Arthrostema ciliatum Ruiz & Pav.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Morona Santiago

• Locality

  Basin of Rio Morona, Rio Mangosiz. Nayumbime, 45 km SE of Sucua ( by air)

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -2.72, -77.63

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ECUADOR
Prov. Morona Santiago - Medicinal Plants of the Shuar
No. 127
-Rttbiaeoao
NEWJ'OfWBOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
GARDE**,
Arthrostema ciliatum R.& P.
det. Bennett, 1990
Basin of Rio Morona, Rio Mangosiza. Nayumbime,
45 km SE of Sucua (by air) ca. 2°43'S, 77°38’W.
Undulating terrain, reddish clay soils. Elev. ca.
300 m. Cleared area near river, 300m S of Don Luis
Najamte's house.
Herb to lm, square stem (with sour taste when
chewed), flowers lilac, sap clear.
N.V.: shankur (Shuar)
churunch "
Principal interest: one of principal remedies for
"tawatir" (swelling of any organ, including skin).
Treatment consists of mashing young shoots and
applying topically to affected areas, changing every
hour (possible anti-solid tumor properties?).
Secondary sources list as useful for liver ailments.
C. F. LIMBACH, M.D._20 Feb., 1990
Funded by the Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, Inc.
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