Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary

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Waa: Roystonea (Cu)

Waipinnu: Anacardium (Cu)

Waitutu: Hibiscus (Cu)

WALTHERIA INDICA L.: Friega plato (P); Hierba de soldado (P); Mala sombra (P); Palo de soldado (P). The roots are used as a chewstick and the leaves for washing dishes. A root decoction, used for eye baths and for children's diarrhea, is said to cause abortion in Ghana. Regularly drinking a decoction is supposed to impart immunity to syphilis. The pulverized plant with hot water is taken morning and night for coughs. The leaves are used against giddiness. It is a favorite remedy for haemoptysis in Panama.

Wandering jew: Commelina (E)

WARSZEWICZIA COCCINEA Klotzsch: Ebecara (Ch); Guna (D); Pastora de montana (CR) . The anise-odored roots, said to be aphrodisiac, are often worn by the Choco as love charms. They are also used as a general house perfume (!). In Colombia, the bark is said to be hemostatic.

Warwawa: Ricinus (Cu)

Wasika: Cephaelis (Cu)

Waskagat: Alternanthera (Cu)

Water chestnut: Trapa (E)

Watercress: Nasturtium (E)

Water fern: Ceratopteris (E)

Water hyacinth: Eichhornia (E)

Water lettuce: Pistia (E)

Water lily: Nymphaea (E)

Watermelon: Citrullus (E)

Water mimosa: Neptunia (E)

WATER SOURCES: Plants used to quench the thirst. Bambusa, Casuarina, Cavanillesia, Ceiba, Cocos, Coffea, Combretum, Costus, Cymbopogon, Davilla, Desmoncus, Doliocarpus, Heliconia, Raphanus, Ravenala, Spondias, Tetracera, Theobroma, Vitis.

Water vine: Combretum (E); Curatella (E); Doliocarpus (E); Vitis (E)

WEDELIA FRUTICOSA Jacq.: Dos de Oros (C)

West Indian elm: Guazuma (E)

West Indian gooseberry: Phyllanthus (E)

West Indian satinwood: Zanthoxylum (E)

Wheat: Triticum (E)

White broom: Cassia (E)

White buttonwood: Laguncularia (E)

White cacique: Eugenia (B)

White cedar: Dialyanthera (E); Hura (E)

White sage: Lantana (E)

White sapote: Casimiroa (E)

WIGANDIA CARACASANA H.B.K.: Borrajon (P). This stinging plant is regarded as a diaphoretic and antidysenteric.

Wild balsam apple: Momordica (CR/ROC)

Wild banana: Heliconia (E)

Wild bay cedar: Trema (E)

Wild calabash: Enallagma (E); Parmentiera (E)

Wild cashew: Anacardium (E)

Wild cherry: Byrsonima (B); Casearia (E); Citharexylum (B)

Wild cocoa: Herrania (E); Theobroma (E)

Wild coffee: Colubrina (B); Pososqueria (E); Siparuna (E)

Wild cucumber: Carica (B); Melothria (E)

Wild fig: Clusia (B); Ficus (E); Sapium (B)

Wild grape: Pentagonia (B)

Wild guava: Alibertia (E)

Wild jasmine: Aegiphila (B)

Wild licorice: Abrus (E)

Wild lime: Citharexylum (B)

Wild marjoram: Lippia (E)

Wild mint: Lantana (J)

Wild nutmeg: Ocotea (B); Virola (E)

Wild okra: Abelmoschus (J); Hibiscus (E)

Wild olive: Pera (E)

Wild orange: Tabernaemontana (B)

Wild palm: Quararibea (B)

Wild pear: Licania (B)

Wild peppermint: Hedeoma (E)

Wild pigeon plum: Ouratea (B); Duranta (E)

Wild plum: Spondias (E)

Wild sage: Buddleia (CR/ROC) Lantana (J)

Wild sapote: Lucuma (B)

Wild senna: Cassia (E,CR/ROC)

Wild sorrel: Oxalis (E)

Wild tamarind: Pithecellobium (B)

Wilkwa: Tussacia (Cu)

Willow: Salix (E)

Winepalm: Acrocomia (E); Scheelila (E)

WINE SOURCES: Plants used in wine production. Acrocomia, Attalea, Cocos, Elaeis, Raphia, Scheelia, Vitis.

Wispi: Heisteria (Cu)

Woman's tongue: Albizia (E)

Wonderberry: Solanum (E)

Wormgrass: Spigelia (E)

Wormseed: Chenopodium (E)

WULFFIA BACCATA Kuntze: Guasquilla (C)

Wytil: Sickingia (B)

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