CHAMPAC CHAYOTE SECHIUM EDULE

CHAMPAC (Michelia champaca L.) ++

Activities (Champac) :
- Abortifacient (f; SKJ); Alexeteric (f; KAB); Antifertility (f; SKJ); Antipyretic(f; KAB; SKJ; SUW); Antispasmodic (f; KAB; SUW); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB); Astringent (f; KAB; SUW); Bitter (f; KAB; SUW); Carminative (f; SKJ; SUW); Demulcent (f; KAP); Deobstruent (f; KAP); Deodorant (f; KAB); Depurative (f; KAB); Diaphoretic (f; KAB; SKJ); Diuretic (f; KAB; SKJ; SUW); Emmenagogue (f; KAB; SUW); Expectorant (f; DEP; KAB); Hypertensive (1; KAP); Hypoglycemic (1; KAP); Laxative (f; KAB); Stimulant (f; DEP; KAB; SKJ; SUW; WOI); Stomachic (f; DEP; KAB; SUW); Tonic (f; KAB; SKJ; SUW); Vermifuge (f; DEP; KAB).

Indications (Champac) :
- Amenorrhea (f; KAB); Biliousness (f; KAB); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, abdomen (f; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Colic (f; DEP; KAB; SUW); Constipation (f; KAB); Cough (f; KAB); Cramp (f; KAB; SUW); Delirium (f; DEP); Dermatosis (f; KAB); Diabetes (1; KAP); Dysmenorrhea (f; SKJ); Dyspepsia (f; KAB); Enterosis (f; JLH); Epigastrosis (f; KAB); Fever (f; DEP; KAB; SKJ; SUW); Gas (f; DEP; SKJ; SUW); Gastrosis (f; KAB; KAP); Gonorrhea (f; DEP; KAB; KAP; SUW); Gout (f; DEP; KAB; SUW; WOI);
Headache (f; DEP; KAB; SUW); Hyperglycemia (1; KAP); Inflammation (f; KAB); Leprosy (f; KAB); Low Blood Pressure (1; KAP); Malaria (f; DEP); Mania (f; DEP); Nausea (f; DEP; KAB); Nephrosis (f; DEP; KAB); Ophthalmia (f; DEP; KAB; SUW); Ozena (f; KAB); Podiatry (f; SUW); Rheumatism (f; DEP; KAB); Snakebite (f; KAB); Sore (f; KAB; SUW); Vaginosis (f; KAB); VD (f; SUW); Vertigo (f; DEP; KAB; SUW); Water Retention (f; KAB; SKJ; SUW); Worm (f; DEP; KAB).


CHAYOTE (Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.) ++

Synonyms :
- Chayota edulis Jacq., Sicyos edulis Jacq.

Activities (Chayote) :
- Diuretic (f; JFM); Hypotensive (f; JFM); Litholytic (f; JFM).

Indications (Chayote) :
- Atherosclerosis (f; JFM); Dermatosis (f; JFM); Dysuria (f; JFM); Enterosis (f; JFM); High Blood Pressure (f; JFM); Inflammation (f; JFM); Pulmonosis (f; JFM); Stone (f; JFM); Water Retention (f; JFM); Wound (f; JFM).

Dosages (Chayote) :
- Boil 3 leaves with 5 of Casimiroa for high blood pressure (JFM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Chayote) :
- Not covered (AHP; KOM; PH2). Peeling the fruit may cause inflammation or even numbness if a number are peeled. Leaf extracts exert transient depressor effect when injected in laboratory animals.