DUMBCANE DIEFFENBACHIA SEGUINE

DUMBCANE (Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott) X

Synonyms :
- Arum seguine Jacq., Caladium maculatum G. Lodd., Dieffenbachia amoena hort., D. baraquiniana Verschaff. & Lem., D. exotica hort., D. maculata (G. Lodd.) G. Don, D. picta Schott, D. picta var. baraquiniana (Verschaff. & Lem.) Engl.

Activities (Dumbcane) :
- Analgesic (f; CRC); Aphrodisiac (f; CRC); Caustic (f; CRC); Contraceptive (f; CRC); Curare (f; CRC; JFM); Cyanogenetic (f; CRC); Insecticide (f; CRC; JFM); Poison (f; CRC); Rodenticide (f; JFM); Sterilant (f; CRC; JFM).

Indications (Dumbcane) :
- Angina (f; CRC); Bite (f; CRC); Burn (f; CRC); Cancer (f; CRC); Cold (f; IED); Corn (f; CRC); Coma (f; CRC); Dropsy (f; CRC); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC); Edema (f; CRC); Frigidity (f; CRC); Impotence (f; CRC); Inflammation (f; CRC); Pain (f; CRC); Parasite (f; DAV); Prurigo (f; CRC); Swelling (f; CRC); Rheumatism (f; CRC); Tumor (f; CRC); Ulcer (f; CRC); Varicosis (f; CRC); Wart (f; CRC; JLH); Wound (f; CRC);Yaw (f; CRC).

Contraindications, Indications, and Side Effects (Dumbcane) :
 - Acicular crystals of calcium oxalate, accompanied by a protein (enzyme) or asparagine, may cause severe burning in the mouth and throat. Swelling of the mouth may be severe enough to cause fatal choking. The sap, under some conditions, is an irritant and vesicant. Contact with bruised plants seemed to be necessary for irritation. Panama natives, to this day, blame an indolent ulcer I suffered on the ankle on my walking through a patch of dumbcane that had recently been cut. On several occasions I applied fresh latex to my wrist with no problem. (CRC).