Canscora diffusa information about medicinal uses and other uses of the plant

Question



Does anybody know what are the medicinal uses or any other ethnobotanical uses of Canscora diffusa?

If you know websites containing any information about Canscora diffusa please link to them.

Answer 1



Here is some basic information about Canscora diffusa and a list of ethnobotanical uses which includes medicinal uses and other uses of Canscora diffusa.

 

Canscora diffusa basic info

Scientific Name: Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult..

Family: Gentianaceae.

Genus: Canscora.

Description: Canscora diffusa is a plant species in the genus Canscora. It contains the flavans (A type of flavonoid) Diffutidin and diffutin. - for more info about Canscora diffusa See link

 

Ethnobotanical and folk medicinal uses of Canscora diffusa

• Gastralgia
• Tonic

*The information in this list is based on the ethnobotanical data in Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases.

Dr. Duke does not recommend using this information for self diagnosis or self medication. - See link

 

Canscora diffusa in other websites

Canscora diffusa common names, economics importance, distributional range and more in the USDA GRIN website - See link.

Search PubMed (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health) for academic researches with the search term Canscora diffusa - See link.

See if there is something in Youtube on the term Canscora diffusa - See link.